Limnophora

Limnophora
Limnophora tigrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Subfamily: Coenosiinae
Tribe: Limnophorini
Genus: Limnophora
Type species
Limnophora palustris

Limnophora is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus.

The genus includes the following species:[2]

  • Limnophora corvina (Giglio-Tos, 1893)
  • Limnophora discreta Stein, 1898
  • Limnophora femorata (Malloch, 1913)
  • Limnophora garrula (Giglio-Tos, 1893)
  • Limnophora groenlandica Malloch, 1920
  • Limnophora incrassata Malloch, 1919
  • Limnophora invada Huckett, 1966
  • Limnophora minuscula (Wulp, 1896)
  • Limnophora narona Walker
  • Limnophora nigripes (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
  • Limnophora normata Bigot, 1885
  • Limnophora rotundata (Collin, 1930)
  • Limnophora sinuata Collin, 1930
  • Limnophora uniseta Stein, 1916

References

  1. ↑ D. W. Coquillett (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (3): 134–146. JSTOR 25002949.
  2. ↑ "Limnophora". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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