''Physiphora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flies in the family
Ulidiidae
The Ulidiidae (formerly Otitidae) or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, alo ...
, containing over 30 species worldwide.
Distribution
The distribution of this genus is largely African, but a few endemic species are found in Asia as far as the Solomon Islands. Some species have been introduced into the Americas and Australasia. The species ''P. alceae'' (Preyssler) is cosmopolitan.
Selected species
* ''
P. alceae''
( Preyssler, 1791)
* ''
P. aenea''
(Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587†...
, 1794)
* ''
P. elbae''
* ''
P. euphorbiana''
Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1997
* ''
P. hainanensis''
Chen, 2007
* ''
P. hendeli''
* ''
P. laticauda''
* ''
P. nasoni''
* ''
P. smaragdina''
Loew, 1852
* ''
P. tenuis''
References
Ulidiidae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén
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