Psilidae

family of flies
Taxon taxon Q1617223
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Psilidae

Summary

Psilidae is a taxon[1]. Psilidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Psilidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Psilidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Psilidae is classified within Tanypezoidea[5].
  • Psilidae belongs to the parent taxon Muscomorpha[6].
  • Psilidae's scientific name is Psilidae[7].
  • Psilidae's Commons category is recorded as Psilidae[8].
  • Psilidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Psilidae[9].
  • Psilidae's described by source is recorded as Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia[10].
  • Psilidae is commonly known as Rust Flies[11].
  • Psilidae is commonly known as rotfluer[12].
  • Psilidae's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[13].

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Classification

Psilidae's scientific name is Psilidae[7]. Psilidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Tanypezoidea[5] and Muscomorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Rust Flies[11] and rotfluer[12].

Identifiers

Psilidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 319827[14]. Psilidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34683[15]. Psilidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8994[16]. Psilidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6183[17]. Psilidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 142120[18].

Why It Matters

Psilidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] Psilidae has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Psilidae is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 894068
    Described by source Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
    Taxon rank family
    Instance of
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