Phthitia Explained

Phthitia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Lesser Dung flies.[1] [2]

Species

These 42 species belong to the genus Phthitia.

Subgenus Alimosina Roháček, 1983
  • Phthitia empirica (Hutton, 1901)
    Subgenus Aubertinia
  • Phthitia sanctaehelenae (Richards, 1951)
    Subgenus Kimosina Roháček, 1983
  • (The genus Limosina also has a subgenus named Kimosina.)
  • Phthitia plumosula (Rondani, 1880)
  • Phthitia popularis (Richards, 1973)
  • Phthitia vulgaris Papp, 2017
    Not assigned to subgenus
  • Phthitia alexandri Richards, 1955
  • Phthitia antillensis Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia basilata Su, 2011
  • Phthitia bicalyx Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia cercipilis Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia charpentieri Marshall & Smith, 1995
  • Phthitia cortesi Marshall & Smith, 1995
  • Phthitia digiseta Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia digistylus Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia emarginata Marshall, 2009
  • Phthitia globosa Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
  • Phthitia gonzalezi Marshall & Smith, 1995
  • Phthitia incognita Papp, 2017
  • Phthitia lineasterna Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia lobocercus Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia longidigita Su, 2011
  • Phthitia longisetosa (Duda, 1909)
  • Phthitia longula Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
  • Phthitia luteocercus Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia luteofrons Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia megocula Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia miradorensis Marshall & Smith, 1995
  • Phthitia mulroney Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia nerida Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia nigrifacies Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia notthomasi Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia obunca Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia occimosa Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia ovicercus Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia plesiocercus Marshall, 2009
  • Phthitia pollex Su, 2011
  • Phthitia quadricercus Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia selkirki (Enderlein, 1938)
  • Phthitia spinicalyx Marshall, 1992
  • Phthitia squamosa Marshall & Winchester, 1999
  • Phthitia sternipilis Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
  • Phthitia venosa Enderlein, 1938

    This genus formerly included the subgenera Collimosina, Phthitia, and Rufolimosina.

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Rohček. Jindřich. Marshall. Stephen A.. Norrbom. Allen L.. Buck. Matthias. Quiros. Dora Isabel. Smith. Ian. Rohček. Jindřich. World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera). 2001. Slezské Zemské Muzeum. Opava. 978-8086224213. 1–414. 3 September 2017.
    2. Marshall. Stephen A.. Roháček. Jindřich. Dong. Hui. Buck. Matthias. The state of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera: Acalyptratae): a world catalog update covering the years 2000–2010, with new generic synonymy, new combinations, and new distributions. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 2011. 51. 1. 217–298. 24 October 2017. Pragae. 0374-1036.