Diagnosis. Medium-sized (4.0-6.0 mm), slender flies; body colour entirely black or partly grey or yellow with black markings. Callomyia females brightly coloured with combination of yellow, black and silver body parts. Head with holoptic eyes in male, dichoptic in female. Posterior tarsus often enlarged, especially in females of Platypezinae. Sexes often showing conspicuous dimorphism.
Biology. The larvae of Callomyiinae and Platypezinae develop in fungi, either feeding at the surface or on internal tissues. The larvae of Microsaniinae are unknown. Adults of Callomyiinae and Platypezinae are often found on broad leaves in woodland, those of Microsania are occasionally found swarming in the smoke of fires ('smoke flies'). Males of Agathomyia species and Platypezinae sometimes form epigamic aerial swarms.
General references. Chandler (1991b [catalogue], 2001 [general, Europe, keys]), Chandler & Shatalkin (1998 [general, Palaearctic, keys to genera]), Kessel (1987 [general, key to genera, Nearctic]).
References to the local fauna. Chandler (2001), Docters van Leeuwen (1982), H. de Jong (1997), De Meijere (1920a).
Remarks. Original data by De Jong, corrections and updates (publication years marked in red) by Beuk.
How to quote this page: Jong, H. de, & P.L.Th. Beuk, 2022. Family Platypezidae. In: Beuk, P.L.Th. (Ed.): Checklist of the Diptera of the Netherlands, https://diptera-info.nl/news.php?fam=Platypezidae (date accessed: 17/05/2025).
NL: 36
B: 21
D: 24
UK: 33
World: 250
PLATYPEZIDAE
CALLOMYIINAE
Agathomyia Verrall, 1901
alneti Ståhls & Rättel, 2014
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 59)
antennata (Zetterstedt, 1819)
N
boreella (Zetterstedt, 1838)
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 59)
cinerea (Zetterstedt, 1852)
N; added by Chandler (2001: 145)
collini Verrall, 1901
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 61)
elegantula (Fallén, 1815)
N; added by Chandler (2001: 138)
falleni (Zetterstedt, 1819)
N; added by Chandler (2001: 128)
lundbecki Chandler in Shatalkin , 1985
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 62)
sexmaculata (von Roser, 1840)
N
= cinerea (Zetterstedt, 1852): misident. sensu De Meijere, 1920
unicolor Oldenberg, 1928
N; added by Chandler (2001: 125)
viduella (Zetterstedt, 1838)
N; added by Chandler (2001: 111)
wankowiczii (Schnabl, 1884)
N; added by Docters van Leeuwen (1982: 125)
woodella Chandler in Shatalkin, 1985
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 65)
Callomyia Meigen, 1804
= Calomyia von Roser, 1840: emend.
= Callimyia Agassiz in Agassiz & Loew, 1846: emend.
amoena Meigen, 1824
N
dives (Zetterstedt, 1838)
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 76)
elegans Meigen, 1804
N
speciosa Meigen, 1824
N
Platypezina Wahlgren, 1910
connexa (Boheman, 1858)
N; first listed by H. de Jong (), formally listed by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 57
MICROSANIINAE
Microsania Zetterstedt, 1837
collarti Chandler, 2001
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 55)
pectipennis (Meigen, 1830)
N; first listed by H. de Jong (), formally listed by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 56
straeleni Collart, 1954
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 56)
vrydaghi Collart, 1954
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 56)
PLATYPEZINAE
Bolopus Enderlein, 1932
furcatus (Fallén, 1829)
N
= rectinervis (Van der Wulp, 1868)
T
Kesselimyia Vaňhara, 1981
chandleri Vaňhara, 1981
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 90)
Lindneromyia Kessel, 1965
dorsalis (Meigen, 1804)
N
hungarica (Chandler, 2001)
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 99)
Paraplatypeza Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968
atra (Meigen, 1804)
N
bicincta (Szilády, 1941)
N; added by Reemer & H. de Jong (2016: 96)
Platypeza Meigen, 1803
= Clythia Meigen, 1800: suppr.
consobrina Zetterstedt, 1844
N
fasciata Meigen, 1804
N
= brunnipennis Macquart, 1835: misident. sensu auct.
hirticeps Verrall, 1901
N; added by Chandler (2001: 225)
Polyporivora Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968
ornata (Meigen, 1838)
N
= infumata (Haliday, 1838)
picta (Meigen, 1830)
N
= fumipennis (Walker, 1836)
Protoclythia Kessel, 1949
modesta (Zetterstedt, 1844)
N
rufa (Meigen, 1830)
N
Seri Kessel & Kessel, 1966
obscuripennis (Oldenberg, 1916)
N; added by Chandler (2001: 188)
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