CLUSIIDAE
(druid flies)

CLUSIIDAE (druid flies) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CLUSIIDAE (druid flies) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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references
Clusiodes
a genus of druid flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCLUSIIDAE (druid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CLUSIIDAE (druid flies)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Stubbs, A.E. 1982 An Identification Guide to the British Clusiidae Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. 15: 89-93.
Underwood, R. Clusiidae+Acartophthalmidae
Withers, P. 1985 Notes on some British Clusiidae and reduction of Clusiodes facialis (Coll.) to synonymy Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol 18: 63-64.

CLUSIIDAE (druid flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to CLUSIIDAE (druid flies):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 42 images of CLUSIIDAE (druid flies)

Many species breed in, or are associated with dead wood, so the adults may be collected by sweeping near or over fallen logs.

The two common species often fly together but tubed males may be distinguished with a hand lens by the shape of the genitalia, at least in a good light.

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