ortalid

plural ortalids

1. obsoleteA fly of the family Ortalidae (now Ulidiidae).

   He exhibited, also, two rare ortalid flies which resemble ants in appearance, Myrmecomyia myrmecoides Loew and Odontomera ferruginea Macquart.

   1903 July 17, WH Dall, “The Grand Gulf Formation”, in Science, volume 18, number 446, page 83

   2 more examples

   The present paper is the result of a survey of the ortalid flies of the genus Pseudotephritis in the collections of the United States Biological Survey and the United States National Museum collection.

   1931, JR Malloch, “Flies of the genus Pseudotephritis Johnson (Diptera: Ortalidae)”, in Proceedings of the United States National Museum

   Although this family has some forms transgressive to the ortalids, it consists of a rather uniform monophyletic group, having not only morphological but also biological features in common.

   1958, SJ Paramonov, “A review of Australian Pyrgotidae (Diptera)”, in Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 6, number 1, page 89

   Synonyms: ulidiid