Heterostomus
Genus of flies
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Heterostomus is a genus of flies in the family Xylophagidae. It includes a single species, Heterostomus curvipalpis, known from Chile.[2] It has a reddish-brown pupa with black spines.[3]
| Heterostomus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Xylophagidae |
| Genus: | Heterostomus Bigot, 1857[1] |
| Species: | H. curvipalpis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterostomus curvipalpis | |
Some authors have placed Heterostomus in its own family: Heterostomidae. Woodley (2011) states that because its larvae are unknown, its family placement within Xylophagidae remains uncertain.[2]