The Richardiidae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

in the

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

Tephritoidea The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae. The following families are included: * Ctenostylidae * Eurygnathomyiidae * Lonchaeidae - lance flies * Pallopteridae — flutter ...

. This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are

neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

. Generally, the biology of the richardiids is little known. Some of the

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e are plant feeders or saprophages in decaying plant material. One species, the pineapple fruit fly '' Melanoloma viatrix'', has been reported as a pest of

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...

s. Most adults have some general features, conspicuously pictured wings, often with metallic blue or greenish colors on the body and legs, and a typical tephritoid

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Genera

*'' Acompha'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Antineuromyia'' Hendel, 1914 *''

Automola ''Automola'' is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae. There are at least three described species in ''Automola''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Automola'': *'' A. atomaria'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' A. caloptera'' (Bigot, ...

'' Loew, 1873 *'' Batrachophthalmum'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Beebeomyia'' Curran, 1934 *'' Cladiscophleps'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Coilometopia'' Macquart, 1847 *''

Coniceps ''Coniceps'' is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae The Richardiidae are a family of Diptera in the superfamily Tephritoidea. This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are neotropical. Gen ...

'' Loew, 1873 *'' Epiplatea'' Loew, 1868 *'' Euolena'' Loew, 1873 *'' Hemixantha'' Loew, 1873 *'' Johnrichardia'' Perez-Gelabert & Thompson, 2006 *'' Macrostenomyia'' Hendel, 1907 *'' Maerorichardia'' Hennig, 1937 *'' Megalothoraca'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Melanoloma'' Loew, 1873 *'' Neoidiotypa''

Osten Sacken The House von der Osten-Sacken is an old and distinguished noble family of Baltic Germans. The family members held the titles of ''Baron'', ''Graf'', ''Knyaz'' and ''Fürst''. History The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16 ...

, 1878 *'' Ocaenicia'' Enderlein, 1927 *'' Odontomera'' Macquart, 1843 *'' Odontomerella'' Hendel, 1912 *'' Oedematella'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Omomyia''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1907 *'' Ozaenina'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Pachysomites'' Cockerell, 1916 *'' Paneryma'' Wulp, 1899 *'' Poecilomyia'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Richardia''

Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles). Ach ...

, 1830 *'' Richardiodes'' Hendel, 1912 *''

Sepsisoma ''Sepsisoma'' is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae The Richardiidae are a family of Diptera in the superfamily Tephritoidea. This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are neotropical. Ge ...

'' Johnson, 1900 *'' Setellia''

, 1830 *'' Setellida'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Spheneuolena'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Stenomyites'' Cockerell, 1915 *'' Urortalis'' Cockerell, 1917

References

*Steyskal, G. C. 1987. 67. Richardiidae. ''Manual of Nearctic Diptera'' 2:833-837.

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