Biology:Phytalmiinae

Short description: Subfamily of flies

Phytalmiinae
Clusiosomina puncticeps
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Phytalmiinae
Genera
See text.
Diversity
95 genera, ca. 330 species

The Phytalmiinae are a subfamily of tephritid fruit flies.

Systematics

The Phytalmiinae are grouped into four tribes:

• Acanthonevrini: 281 species in the following 76 genera:

Acanthonevra, Acanthonevroides, Aethiothemara, Afrocneros, Alloeomyia, Anchiacanthonevra, Antisophira, Aridonevra, Austronevra, Austrorioxa, Buloloa, Cheesmanomyia, Cleitamiphanes, Clusiosoma (subgenera Clusiosoma and Paraclusiosoma), Clusiosomina, Copiolepis, Cribrorioxa, Dacopsis, Diarrhegma, Dirioxa, Ectopomyia, Emheringia, Enicopterina, Enoplopteron, Exallosophira, Felderimyia, Freyomyia, Gressittidium, Griphomyia, Hemiclusiosoma, Hexacinia, Hexamela, Hexaresta, Labeschatia, Langatia, Loriomyia, Lumirioxa, Lyronotum, Micronevrina, Mimoeuphranta, Neothemara, Nothoclusiosoma, Ocnerioxa, Orienticaelum, Paedohexacinia, Parachlaena, Phorelliosoma, Polyara, Polyaroidea, Pseudacanthoneura, Pseudacrotoxa, Pseudoneothemara, Ptilona, Ptiloniola, Quasirhabdochaeta, Rabaulia, Rabauliomorpha, Rioxa, Saucromyia, Sophira (subgenera Kambangania, Parasophira, Soosina and Sophira), Sophiroides, Sophiropsis, Staurellina, Stigmatomyia, Stymbara, Taeniorioxa, Termitorioxa, Themara, Themarictera, Themarohystrix, Themaroides, Themaroidopsis, Tritaeniopteron, Trypanocentra (subgenera Clusiomorpha and Trypanocentra) and Walkeraitia.

• Epacrocerini: 7 species in the following 4 genera:

Epacrocerus, Proepacrocerus, Tanymetopus and Udamolobium.

• Phascini: 14 species in the following 6 genera:

Diarrhegmoides, Homoiothemara, Othniocera, Paraphasca, Phasca and Xenosophira.

• Phytalmiini: 22 species included in the following 4 genera:

Diplochorda, Ortaloptera, Phytalmia and Sessilina.

Seven species in the next five genera are not included in any of the above tribes:

Colobostroter, Matsumurania, Pseudosophira, Robertsomyia and Terastiomyia.

References

• Fruit Fly Classification and Diversity Table

Wikidata ☰ Q7189782 entry