Platystoma is a genus of
flies (Diptera) belonging to the family
Platystomatidae.
Description
Platystoma species are small flies reaching a length of 4–10 millimeters. The body is black speckled with small whitish or yellowish markings, while the eyes are usually red. They have a quite broad proboscis (hence the Latin name ''Platystoma'', meaning "broad mouth"). The wings are blackish with clear speckles. These flies show a complex mating ritual.
Distribution
Species belonging to this genus are present in most of
Europe
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, in the eastern
Palearctic realm
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, in the
Near East
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and in
North Africa
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.
Taxonomy
The genus is in need of revision to clarify the position of many subspecies that are currently listed. Most of these subspecies were designated by Hennig, but some have been raised to full species since.
[Rivosecchi, L. 2000. Contribution to the knowledge of Italian species of genus ''Platystoma'' (Diptera, Platystomatidae). ''Fragmenta Entomologica'' 32(1): 163-179.] The list below incorporates those names more recently upgraded to species, but leaves the remainder of the subspecies designated by Hennig as subspecies until their position can be rectified by revision.
Species
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P. aenescens''
Loew, 1868
*''
P. afghanistanicum''
Soós, 1977
*''
P. altaicum''
Soós, 1978
*''
P. arcuatum''
Loew, 1856
*''
P. bezzii''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. bipilosum''
Portschinsky, 1875 c g
*''
P. canum''
Portschinsky, 1875 c g
*''
P. centralasiaticum''
Soós, 1978
*''
P. chrysotoxum''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. clathratum''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. corticarum''
( Rondani, 1869)
*''
P. curvinerve''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. dimidiatum''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. elegans''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. euphorbiinum''
Enderlein, 1930
*''
P. gemmationis''
( Rondani, 1869)
*''
P. gemmationis bifasciatum''
Brulle, 1832 c g
*''
P. gilvipes''
Loew, 1868
*''
P. hendeli''
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, 1941
*''
P. ilguenense''
Bischof, 1905 c g
*''
P. insularum''
( Rondani, 1869)
*''
P. kaszabi''
Soós, 1978
*''
P. lativentre''
Loew, 1866
*''
P. lugubre''
(Robineau-Desvoidy
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Ach ...
, 1830)
*''
P. lugubre corsicarum''
( Séguy, 1932)
*''
P. lugubre pleuronitens''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. malatiense''
Hennig, 1945
*''
P. mandschuricum''
Enderlein, 1937
*''
P. mendex''
Soós, 1978
*''
P. meridionale''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. meridionale idia''
Séguy, 1934
*''
P. mongolicum''
Soós, 1978
*''
P. murinum''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. nitidiventre''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. obtusum''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. oculatum''
Becker
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, 1907
*''
P. oculatum pavonis''
Hendel, 1913
*''
P. plantationis''
( Rondani, 1869)
*''
P. provinciale''
Loew, 1868
*''
P. pubescens''
Loew, 1845
*''
P. punctiventre''
Portschinsky, 1875
*''
P. rufipes''
Meigen, 1826
*''
P. seminationis''
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, 1775)
*''
P. seminationis angustipennis''
Loew, 1854
*''
P. seminationis biseta''
Loew, 1868
*''
P. seminationis frauenfeldi''
( Nowicki, 1867)
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P. seminationis rufimana''
Loew, 1873
*''
P. seminationis valachiae''
Hendel, 1913
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P. soosi''
Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1996
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P. stackelbergi''
Soós, 1979
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P. strix''
Portschinsky, 1875
*''
P. suave''
Loew, 1873
*''
P. subfasciatum''
Loew, 1862
*''
P. subtile''
Loew, 1868
*''
P. tegularum''
Loew, 1859
*''
P. ussuricum''
Korneyev, 1991
References
External links
BiolibFauna Europaea
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3018864
Diptera of Africa
Muscomorph flies of Europe
Platystomatidae
Tephritoidea genera
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen