title: FAMILY RICHARDIIDAE.
abstract: Richardiidae are a family of "acalyptrate" Diptera represented by ca. 180 species distributed in the New World, mostly in the Neotropical region. The species that occur in Colombia have received little attention from taxonomists, and the great majority of them are known only from their type localities. Currently, 14 genera and 23 species are known to occur in the country.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (CBio), Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, CEP 69011-970, Caixa-Postal 478, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. Fellowship CAPES/FAPEAM;; Email: lisidilli@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Lisiane Dilli
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Biodiversidade (CBio), Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, CEP 69011-970, Caixa-Postal 478, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. Fellowship CAPES/FAPEAM;; Email: alerocha@inpa.gov.br.
authors.forename: Rosaly
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ale-Rocha
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002377:Catalogs as Topic; D003105:Colombia; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male