The Richardiidae are a

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Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

in the

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Tephritoidea The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae. The following families are included: * Ctenostylidae * Eurygnathomyiidae * Lonchaeidae - lance flies * Pallopteridae — flutt ...

. This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are

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. Generally, the biology of the richardiids is little known. Some of the

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e are plant feeders or saprophages in decaying plant material. One species, the pineapple fruit fly '' Melanoloma viatrix'', has been reported as a pest of

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s. Most adults have some general features, conspicuously pictured wings, often with metallic blue or greenish colors on the body and legs, and a typical tephritoid

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Genera

*'' Acompha'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Antineuromyia'' Hendel, 1914 *'' Automola'' Loew, 1873 *'' Batrachophthalmum'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Beebeomyia'' Curran, 1934 *'' Cladiscophleps'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Coilometopia'' Macquart, 1847 *'' Coniceps'' Loew, 1873 *'' Epiplatea'' Loew, 1868 *'' Euolena'' Loew, 1873 *'' Hemixantha'' Loew, 1873 *'' Johnrichardia'' Perez-Gelabert & Thompson, 2006 *'' Macrostenomyia'' Hendel, 1907 *'' Maerorichardia'' Hennig, 1937 *'' Megalothoraca'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Melanoloma'' Loew, 1873 *'' Neoidiotypa'' Osten Sacken, 1878 *'' Ocaenicia'' Enderlein, 1927 *'' Odontomera'' Macquart, 1843 *'' Odontomerella'' Hendel, 1912 *'' Oedematella'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Omomyia'' Coquillett, 1907 *'' Ozaenina'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' Pachysomites'' Cockerell, 1916 *'' Paneryma'' Wulp, 1899 *'' Poecilomyia'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Richardia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Richardiodes'' Hendel, 1912 *''

Sepsisoma ''Sepsisoma'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Richardiidae. There are about 13 described species in ''Sepsisoma''. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Sepsisoma'': * ''Sepsisoma anale'' (Schiner, 1868) * ''Sepsisoma atra'' (Wa ...

'' Johnson, 1900 *'' Setellia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Setellida'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Spheneuolena'' Hendel, 1911 *'' Stenomyites'' Cockerell, 1915 *'' Urortalis'' Cockerell, 1917

References

*Steyskal, G. C. 1987. 67. Richardiidae. ''Manual of Nearctic Diptera'' 2:833-837.

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