Camillidae
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Camillidae is a family of flies, or Diptera. There are three genera(two living; one fossil).
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[edit] Biology
Adults have been captured in the nests and burrows of various mammals. The biology of Camillidae is very little known. One species has been reared from larvae in the dung of rock hyraxes in Southern Africa (Barraclough, 1992).
[edit] Family Description
See http://delta-intkey.com/britin/dip/www/camillid.htm
[edit] Identification (Literature
- Duda, O. 1934. Camillidae. In Lindner, E. Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region, Band VI/1: 1-7, Textfig. 1-8, Stuttgart.
[edit] External links
- http://www.dgrc.kit.ac.jp/~jdd/class/0701/03070111.pdf Notes on the Camillidae in Strobl ’s Collection and on the biology of Camilla.
