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Clusiidae
| Description | Clusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small (~ 3.5 mm), thin, yellow to black acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna (The second segment of the antennae has a triangular projection over the third segment when viewed from the outside) and with the wing usually partially infuscated. They have a cylindrical body. The head is round, the vertical plate reaches the anterior margin of the frons and the vibrissae on the head are large. The costa is interrupted near subcosta and the latter developed throughout length. Larvae are found in the bark of trees, the flies on trunks.The larvae are notable for their ability to jump. Males of many species in the subfamily Clusiodinae have been observed while engaged in lekking behaviour. There are hundreds of species in 14 genera found in all the Ecoregions, although most species occur in tropical regions. The type genus is Clusia Haliday, 1838. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Clusiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | druid fly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Clusiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (40%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Frey. 1921. Studien uber den Bau des Mundes der niederen Diptera Schizophora nebst Bemerkungen uber die Systematik dieser Dipterengruppe. Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 48:1-245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Druid Fly, Clusiid Flies, Träflugor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusiidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Clusiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Clusiodinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Alloclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allometopon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amuroclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apiochaeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chaetoclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chaetoclusiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clusiodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Craspedochaeta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Czernyola genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Electroclusiodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Hendelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteromeringia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hteromeringia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melanoclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microclusiaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phylloclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Procerosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prohendelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sobarocephala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sobarocephaloides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetrameringia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tranomeringia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichoclusia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xenanthomyza ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Chaetochlusia nigromaculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chaetochlusia quadrivittata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chaetolusia bakeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cludiodes nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1921 | Clusiidae Frey p. 29 |
| 1992 | Clusiidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Clusiidae Wiegmann et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
