The Strongylophthalmyiidae are a small
family of about 80 species of slender, long-legged
flies, the majority of which occur in the
Oriental and
Australasian regions. They are divided into two
genera, the monotypic Southeast Asian genus Nartshukia Shatalkin, 1993[1] and Strongylophthalmyia Heller, 1902. The relationships of the group are obscure; formerly the genus Strongylophthalmyia was classified with the
Psilidae, and some recent classifications place it within the
Tanypezidae. Little is known of their biology, but many species seem to be associated with rotting bark.