The Ulidiinae are a subfamily of

flies 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 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 ...

. Like the

Otitinae Otitinae is the name of a subfamily of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It was formerly the Otitidae. Like the Ulidiinae, most species are herbivorous or saprophagous. Most species share with the Tephritidae an unusual elongated projection of the a ...

, most species are

herbivorous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpart ...

saprophagous Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi ( ...

. Most species share with the

Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...

an unusual elongated projection of the anal cell in the

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ...

, but can be differentiated by the smoothly curving subcostal vein. Most are dull gray to shiny brown or black flies with vein R₁ setulose or, in a few cases, bare.

Tribes and genera

*Tribe Lipsanini :*'' Acrosticta'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Acrostictomyia''

Blanchard Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse. Geographical distribution As of 2014, ...

, 1938 :*'' Aspistomella'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Axiologina'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Cenchrometopa'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Chaetopsis'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Euacaina'' Steyskal, 1963 :*'' Eumecosomyia'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Eumetopiella'' Hendel, 1907 :*'' Euphara'' Loew, 1868 :*''

Euxesta ''Euxesta'' is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae. Species *'' Euxesta abana'' *'' Euxesta abdominalis'' *'' Euxesta acuta'' *'' Euxesta acuticornis'' *'' Euxesta albitarsis'' *'' Euxesta alternans'' *'' Euxesta andina'' * ...

'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Heterodoxa'' J. R. Malloch, 1832 :*'' Hypoecta'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Lipsana'' Enderlein, 1938 :*'' Neoeuxesta'' J. R. Malloch, 1930 :*'' Notogramma'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Paraphyola'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Pareuxesta''

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 ...

, 1901 :*''

Perissoneura ''Perissoneura'' is a genus of caddisflies in the family Odontoceridae Odontoceridae is a family of mortarjoint casemakers in the order Trichoptera. There are about 12 genera and at least 100 described species in Odontoceridae. The ty ...

'' J. R. Malloch, 1832 :*'' Polyteloptera'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Pseudeuxesta'' Hendel, 1910 :*'' Siopa'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Steneretma'' :*'' Stenomyia'' Loew, 1868 :*'' Texasa'' :*'' Ulivellia'' Speiser, 1929 :*'' Vladolinia'' Kameneva, 2005 :*'' Zacompsia'' Coquillett, 1901 *Tribe Pterocallini :*'' Aciuroides'' Hendel, 1914 :*'' Apterocerina'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Chondrometopum'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Coscinum'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Cymatozus'' Enderlein, 1912 :*'' Cyrtomostoma'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Dasymetopa'' Loew, 1868 :*''

Elapata ''Elapata'' is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae. Species * ''Elapata remipes, E. remipes'' References

Ulidiidae {{Ulidiidae-stub ...

'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Goniaeola'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Lathrostigma'' Enderlein :*'' Megalaemyia'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Micropterocerus'' Hendel, 1914 :*'' Neomyennis'' Hendel, 1914 :*'' Ophthalmoptera'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Paragoniaeola''? :*'' Paragorgopis'' Giglio-Tos, 1893 :*'' Parophthalmoptera''? :*'' Perissoza''? :*'' Plagiocephalus'' Wiedemann, 1830 :*'' Pterocalla'' Rondani, 1848 :*'' Pterocerina'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Sympaectria'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Rhyparella'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Terpnomyennis'' Kameneva, 2004 :*'' Terpnomyia'' Hendel, 1909 :*'' Tetrapleura'' Schiner, 1868 :*'' Xanthacrona'' Wulp, 1899 *Tribe Seiopterini :*'' Homalocephala''

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...

, 1838 ::''Syn.: Psairoptera'' :*'' Pseudoseioptera''

Stackelberg __NOTOC__ Stackelberg is a surname, mainly known as the surname of a noble family of Baltic German descent (see Stackelberg family). Notable people with the surname include: A * Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...

1955 :*'' Seioptera'' Kirby, 1817 ::''Syn.: Ortalis'' Fallén, 1810 *Tribe Ulidiini :*'' Physiphora'' Fallén, 1810 :*''

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'' Wiedemann, 1824 :*'' Ulidia'' Meigen, 1826

References

Ulidiidae Brachycera subfamilies Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart {{Ulidiidae-stub