Physiphora

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

Physiphora
Physiphora alceae
Scientific classification
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

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