Heterotrichinae, Published, 2007

DE SOUZA AMORIM, DALTON & RINDAL, EIRIK, 2007, Phylogeny of the Mycetophiliformia, with proposal of the subfamilies Heterotrichinae, Ohakuneinae, and Chiletrichinae for the Rangomaramidae (Diptera, Bibionomorpha), Zootaxa 1535 (1), pp. 1-92 : 13

Heterotrichinae , subfam. n.

Type genus. Heterotricha Loew , here designated

Diagnosis. As for the genus sensu Chandler (2002).

Description. Three ocelli present, lateral ocelli separated by about their diameter from eye margin. Eyes at most slightly emarginate, eye bridge absent, eyes practically bare. Laterotergite setouse, other pleura bare, except for prothoracic sclerites. Midpleural pit present. R 5 running very close to C, first sector of Rs tiny, transverse, r-m scarcely visible; medial fork long, M 1 and M 2 diverging before middle of wing. Wing membrane largely covered with macrotrichia. Male tergite 9 devoid of distal projections bearing strong spines found in Chiletrichinae . Gonostylus simple. Female cerci 2 segmented, first segment shorter than second; no sclerotized spermathececae.