ulidiid

plural ulidiids

1. biologyAny species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.

   Two orbital setae distinguish ulidiids.

   2010, E. Geoffrey Hancock, “65: Richardiidae (Richardiid Flies)”, in B. V. Brown, A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley, M. A. Zumbado, editors, Manual of Central American Diptera, volume 2, page 871

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   Unlike ulidiids, a few species are predaceous;[…].

   2001, John Sivinski, “2: Breeding Habits and Sex in Families Closely Related to the Tephritidae: Opportunities for Comparstive Studies of Fruit Fly Behavior”, in Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom, editors, Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior, page 27

   Decomposing plant fragments can be an important food resource in aquatic habitats, where it is consumed by the larvae of tipulids, ephydrids, ulidiids, and other groups.

   2006, Richard W. Merritt, Gregory W. Courtney, Joe B. Keiper, “Diptera”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page 288

   Synonyms: otitid, ortalid