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 (24-29 segments), Eutonnoiria (111 segments) and Nemopalpus (14 segments). A number of species of the cosmopolitan genus Nemopalpus were transferred in 2016, to the genera: Boreofairchildia, Laurenceomyia and Notofairchildia, with oriental species subsequently (2018) placed in Alexanderia.Polseela R, Wagner R, Kvifte GM, Rulik B, Apiwathnasorn C (2018) Revision of Bruchomyiinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the Oriental Region, with description of a new genus and species and discussion of putative male/female antagonistic coevolution. Insect Systematics & Evolution 50 (1): 67–82.
Genera Systema Dipterorum currently includes:Systema Dipterorum search Alexanderia Wagner & Kvifte, 2018 (Oriental) Boreofairchildia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016 (Americas) Bruchomyia Alexander, 1921 (South America): Eutonnoiria Alexander, 1940 (Central Africa) Laurenceomyia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016 (South America) Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838 Notofairchildia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016 †Hoffeinsodes Wagner, 2017 Baltic amber, Eocene †Palaeoglaesum Wagner, 2017
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