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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Scathophagidae Sub Family   Description   dungflies Background to Family   Fifty-four species with varied life-histories, many are herbivorous. Larvae develop as miners or borers in flower-heads, leaves and stems. Hosts range from dicot and monocot herbs (e.g. Polygonaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Liliaceae) to sedges (Cyperaceae) and grasses (Poaceae).     No. taxa in DBIF   11 No. interactions   % interactions with British data   No. records   29 % taxa with British data   Notes   Notes on Sources   Most recent source   Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Robbins, J. (1984-04-02) Leaf miners :5 Source   Nye, I.W.B.(1958) Trans. r. ent. Soc. Lond. 110:15 411-487:479 Source   Uffen, R. & Chandler, P. in eds. Stubbs, A. & Chandler, P. (1978) A Dipterist's Handbook 15 213-236:226 Source   Hopkins, M.J.G. & Whittaker, J.B(1980) Ecol. Entomol. 5 241-247:247 Source   Jong, H. de(1985) Ent. Ber., Amst. 45:2 21-23:21 Source   Brock, Th.C.M. & van der Velde, G.(1983) Tijdschr. Entomol. 126 59-90:61 Source   Uffen, R. & Chandler, P. in eds. Stubbs, A. & Chandler, P. (1978) A Dipterist's Handbook 15 213-236:227