Physiphora Explained

Physiphora is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, containing over 30 species worldwide.^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of this genus is largely African, but a few endemic species are found in Asia as far as the Solomon Islands. Some species have been introduced into the Americas and Australasia. The species P. alceae (Preyssler) is cosmopolitan.

Selected species

• Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1791)
• Physiphora aenea (Fabricius, 1794)
• Physiphora elbae
• Physiphora euphorbiana Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1997
• Physiphora hainanensis Chen, 2007^[2]
• Physiphora hendeli
• Physiphora laticauda
• Physiphora nasoni
• Physiphora smaragdina Loew, 1852
• Physiphora tenuis

Notes and References

1. Xiao-Lin Chen & Elena P. Kameneva . 2009 . A review of Ulidia Meigen (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China . . 2175 . 42–50 . PDF excerpt. 10.11646/zootaxa.2175.1.4 .
2. Chen . Xiao-Lin . Kameneva . Elena P. . 2007 . A review of Physiphora Fallén (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China . Zootaxa . 1398 . 15–28 . Auckland, New Zealand . Magnolia Press . 1175-5334 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1398.1.2 . 85587614 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218144022/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f1a5/fb76794f4d19e94d878eb52b63a4f62407d7.pdf . dead . 2020-02-18 .