Bruchomyiinae


The subfamily Bruchomyiinae contains genera of moth flies in the order Diptera, was originally described by the American entomologist Charles Paul Alexander.

Circumscription

For many years the Bruchomyiinae consisted of just three genera, distinguished by the number of segments in the antennae: Bruchomyia, Eutonnoiria and Nemopalpus. A number of species of the cosmopolitan genus Nemopalpus were transferred in 2016, to the genera: Boreofairchildia, Laurenceomyia and Notofairchildia, with oriental species subsequently placed in Alexanderia.

Genera

Systema Dipterorum currently includes: