Polyporivora Explained

Polyporivora is a genus of flat-footed flies (insects in the family Platypezidae). There are about eight described species in Polyporivora.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Polyporivora:

• Polyporivora amurensis Shatalkin, 1981

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• Polyporivora boletina (Fallén, 1815)

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• Polyporivora canomela Chandler, 1980^[1]
• Polyporivora hunteri (Kessel, 1959)^[2]
• Polyporivora nepalensis (Kessel, 1966)^[3]
• Polyporivora ornata (Meigen, 1838)

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• Polyporivora picta (Meigen, 1830)^[4]
• Polyporivora polypori (Willard, 1914)

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.

Notes and References

1. Chandler . P.J. . Platypezidae (Diptera) from Israel, including the description of two new species . Entomologist's Gazette . 1980 . 31 . 165–170.
2. Kessel . E.L. . A new species of flat-footed fly from Alaska (Diptera: Platypezidae) . Wasmann Journal of Biology . 1959 . 17 . 19–22.
3. Kessel . E.L. . Diptera from Nepal. New species of Platypeza and Callomyia (Family Platypezidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology . 1966 . 17 . 453–455 . 10.5962/bhl.part.14820 . 14 October 2020. free .
4. Book: Meigen . J.W. . Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten . 1830 . Sechster Theil. Schulz . Hamm . xi + 401 +[3] pp.