Physoptera Explained

Physoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae.

Species

• P. apicinebula (Malloch, 1924)^[1]
• P. membranosa (Borgmeier, 1925)
• P. parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966^[2]
• P. parvitergata (Borgmeier, 1925)
• P. pictiventris Borgmeier, 1958
• P. pleurospinosa Borgmeier, 1961^[3]
• P. poeciloptera Borgmeier, 1958
• P. punctifemur (Enderlein, 1912)^[4]
• P. rostralis Borgmeier, 1959^[5]
• P. spatiosa Borgmeier, 1958
• P. stigmatica Borgmeier, 1959^[5]
• P. tarsata (Brues, 1905)^[6]
• P. vesiculata (Borgmeier, 1925)

Notes and References

1. Malloch . J.R. . Two new Phoridae from the eastern United States (Diptera) . Entomological News . 1924 . 35 . 355–357.
2. Borgmeier . T. . Revision of the North American Phorid Flies. Part 1. (Dipt. Phoridae) . Studia Entomologica . 1963 . 6 . 1–256.
3. Borgmeier . T. . Weitere Beitraege zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Phoriden, nebst Beschreibung einiger Dohrniphora-Arten aus der indo-australischen Region (Diptera, Phoridae) . Studia Entomologica . 1961 . 4 . 1–112.
4. Enderlein . G. . Die Phoridenfauna Süd-Brasiliens . Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung . 1912 . 73 . 16–45.
5. Borgmeier . T. . Neue und wenig bekannte Phoriden aus der neotropischen Region. Nebst einigen Arten aud dem Belgischen Congo-Gebiet (Diptera, Phoridae) . Studia Entomologica . 1959 . 2 . 129–208.
6. Brues . C.T. . A Collection of Phoridae from Peru . Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici . 1905 . 3 . 1 . 396–400 . 21 November 2020.