Pseudacteon sp., showing the humped back that is characteristic of the family
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Aschiza
Superfamily:
Phoroidea
Family:
Phoridae Curtis, 1833
Subfamilies
Aenigmatiinae
Metopininae
Phorinae
Sciadocerinae
The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking to the wing. This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly. Another vernacular name, coffin fly, refers to Conicera tibialis.[1] About 4,000 species are known in 230 genera. The most well-known species is cosmopolitan Megaselia scalaris. At 0.4 mm in length, the world's smallest fly is the phorid Euryplatea nanaknihali.[2]
^Colyer, C.N. (1954) The 'coffin fly', Conicera tibialis Schmitz (Dipt., Phoridae). Journal of the Society for British Entomology, 4, 203–206.
^Brown, B.V. 2012: Small size no protection for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 105(4): 550–554. doi:10.1603/AN12011
The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly...
visit fungus infected male flowers. The larvae of Megaselia scalaris (Phoridae) are almost omnivorous and consume such substances as paint and shoe polish...
fly Megaselia scalaris is a member of the order Diptera and the family Phoridae, and it is widely distributed in warm regions of the world. The family...
Dohrniphora cornuta is a cosmopolitan species of scuttle fly (Phoridae). This species can be distinguished from others of its genus by its dark brown scutum...
"Behavior and Host Location Cues of Apocephalus paraponerae (Diptera: Phoridae), a Parasitoid of the Giant Tropical Ant, Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera:...
swelling, and slurred speech, can be fatal if not treated. Phorid flies, or Phoridae, are a large family of small, hump-backed flies somewhat smaller than vinegar...
parasitoids of Arionidae, Limacidae and Philomycidae. Flies in the family Phoridae, specially those in the genus Megaselia, are parasitoids of Agriolimacidae...
Pseudacteon is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. There are over 70 described species of Pseudacteon fly. They are also known as ant-decapitating...
Apocephalus paraponerae is a species of fly in the family Phoridae discovered by Borgmeier in 1958. This species is a parasitoid of the giant tropical...
a section of the Brachycera. Two large families, the Syrphidae and the Phoridae, and a number of smaller taxa are in this group. They are similar to most...
for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 105(4): 550-554. doi:10...
Megaselia aurea is a species of scuttle flies (insects in the family Phoridae). "Megaselia aurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Physoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. P. apicinebula (Malloch, 1924) P. membranosa (Borgmeier, 1925) P. parastigmatica Borgmeier, 1966...
halterata) is a species of scuttle fly or hump-backed flies in the family Phoridae. "The mushroom phorid" is also used to refer to M. halterata. Megaselia...
in the former Quercy province of France, the remains of 55 ancient fly (Phoridae) pupae were found preserved with Xenomorphia wasps inside of them, recording...
Stylogaster. Other families of flies include some protelean species. Some Phoridae are parasitoids of ants. Some flesh flies are parasitoids: for instance...
Ecitoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae. E. centralis Borgmeier, 1960 E. ciliata Borgmeier, 1923 E. concomitans Borgmeier & Schmitz, 1923...
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