The taxonomic position of the Ctenostylidae (= Lochmostyliinae; Diptera: Schizophora)

The taxonomic position of the Ctenostylidae (= Lochmostyliinae; Diptera: Schizophora)

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It is shown that Ctenostylidae Bigot (1882) is a valid senior synonym of Lochmostylidae Hendel (1935).The morphology of the Ctenostylidae is considered and Socks Tights compared with the Pyrgotidae.It is concluded that the Ctenostylidae are not closely related to the Pyrgotidae, but form an isolated taxon of obscure relationship.Notes Washers on a speciment of Ctenostylum sp.and a revised key to genera of Ctenostylidae are given.