Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking flight. Brown b.v., francoeur a., gibson r.l (1991) review of the genus styletta (diptera Phoridae), with description of a new genus 蚤蝇（Phoridae），又名菇蝇、厩蝇、粪蝇、菇蛆，为双翅目蚤蝇科昆虫。 蚤蝇成虫体长为2~10mm，体色多在黑、褐和黄三种颜色间变化。 Phoridae, commonly known as humpbacked flies or scuttle flies, are a family of small flies characterized by their enlarged thorax, which gives them a humped appearance, and their larvae that develop in a variety of decomposing organic matter, including feces and dead animals.
└·原口动物支 (Protostomia) └·蜕皮动物次亚界 (Ecdysozoa) └·裂足动物超门 (Panarthropoda) └·节肢动物门 (Arthropoda) └·六足动物亚门 (Hexapoda) └·昆虫纲 (Insecta) └·双翅目 (Diptera) └·短角亚目 (Brachycera) └·蝇下目 (Muscomorpha) └·扁脚蝇总科 (Platypezoidea) └·蚤蝇科. 蚤蝇 （Phorid fly）又名为 驼背蝇，属于 双翅目 蚤蝇科 （学名：Phoridae），估计有超过4000个 物种，分成4个 亚科 230个 属。 Phoridae are a large group of thousands of species of small flies They are one of the most spectacular groups of flies in terms of diversity of body types, and variety of life histories They range in size from about 6 mm in length down to 0.4 mm, the world's smallest fly.
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