''Limnophora'' is a genus 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 ...
, belonging to the family
Muscidae
Muscidae are a family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea.
Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their synanthropy, are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species i ...
. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their
thorax
The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the cre ...
. The tribe
Limnophorini
The Limnophorini are a tribe of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. Although the name-giving genus is '' Limnophora'', this was actually described only after the more characteristic and easily recognized '' Lispe''.
Genera
Genera are:
* '' A ...
is named from the genus.
The genus includes the following species:
*''
Limnophora corvina''
(Giglio-Tos, 1893)
*''
Limnophora discreta''
Stein, 1898
*''
Limnophora femorata''
(Malloch, 1913)
*''
Limnophora garrula''
(Giglio-Tos, 1893)
*''
Limnophora groenlandica''
Malloch, 1920
*''
Limnophora incrassata''
Malloch, 1919
*''
Limnophora invada''
Huckett, 1966
*''
Limnophora minuscula''
(Wulp, 1896)
*''
Limnophora narona''
Walker
*''
Limnophora nigripes''
(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
*''
Limnophora normata''
Bigot, 1885
*''
Limnophora rotundata''
(Collin, 1930)
*''
Limnophora sinuata''
Collin, 1930
*''
Limnophora uniseta''
Stein, 1916
References
Muscomorph flies of Europe
Muscidae genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
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