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

Physiphora
Physiphora alceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Subfamily: Ulidiinae
Tribe: Ulidiini
Genus: Physiphora
Fallén, 1810
Type species
Chrysomyza splendida (= Physiphora demandata (Fabricius))
Fallén, 1817
Synonyms
  • Chrysomyza Fallén, 1817
  • Physophora Agassiz, 1846 (Missp.)
  • Chloria Schiner, 1862
  • Cliochloria Enderlein, 1927

Distribution

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Xiao-Lin Chen & Elena P. Kameneva (2009). "A review of Ulidia Meigen (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 2175: 42–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2175.1.4.
  2. ^ Chen, Xiao-Lin; Kameneva, Elena P. (2007). "A review of Physiphora Fallén (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1398. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 15–28. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1398.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. S2CID 85587614. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18.