Family XYLOPHAGIDAE
Compiler and date details
2005 - M. Elliott, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
The Australian Xylophagidae consists of four species in the genus Exeretonevra and a single species of uncertain placement, Anabarhynchus rufiventris.
Exeretonevra was transferred to the Xylophagidae by Palmer and Yeates (2000) based on larval morphology. Exeretonevra can be encountered in cool, wet forests where the larvae inhabit the soil.
General References
Palmer, C.M. & Yeates, D.K. 2000. Phylogenetic Importance of immature stages: Solving the riddle of Exeretonevra Macquart (Diptera: Xylophagidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93(1): 15-27