Family XYLOMYIDAE
Compiler and date details
2005 - M. Elliott, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
This family is represented in Australia by the single species Solva laeta, found in the rainforest of North Queensland. Nothing is known of its biology. See Colless & McAlpine (1991: 755) for brief description and comments on the family.
General References
Colless, D.H. & McAlpine, D.K. 1991. Diptera (Flies). pp. 717-786 in CSIRO (ed.). The Insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press Vol. 2 pp. 543-1137