''Siphunculina'' is a genus of small flies known as tropical Chloropidae, eye flies. They are known for their habit of visiting the eyes of humans and other vertebrates to feed on fluids and in doing so cause annoyance, spread bacterial or viral diseases or cause injury to the eye. They have a habit of resting in large numbers on suspended strings, ropes and cobwebs. Several species are known from the Old World, including Asia, Europe and Africa. Cherian, P.T. 1977. The genus Siphunculina (Diptera: Chloropidae). Orient. Insects 11: 636-368.

Species

Some of the species include: *''Siphunculina aenea'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1835 *''Siphunculina aureopilosa'' Eugène Séguy, Séguy, 1938 *''Siphunculina aureosetosa'' Nartshuk, 1992 *''Siphunculina breviseta'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1924 *''Siphunculina corbetti'' Oswald Duda, Duda, 1936 *''Siphunculina fasciata'' Cherian, 1971 *''Siphunculina freyi'' Sabrosky, 1957 *''Siphunculina funicola'' Meijere, 1905 *''Siphunculina intonsa'' Lamb, 1918 *''Siphunculina lobeliaphila'' Sabrosky, 1951 *''Siphunculina loici'' Nartshuk, 2001 *''Siphunculina lurida'' Günther Enderlein, Enderlein, 1911 *''Siphunculina manipurensis'' Cherian, 1977 *''Siphunculina matilei'' Nartshuk, 2001 *''Siphunculina mediana'' Theodor Becker, Becker, 1912 *''Siphunculina minima'' Meijere, 1908 *''Siphunculina montana'' Spencer, 1977 *''Siphunculina nidicola'' Nartshuk, 1971 *''Siphunculina nitidissima'' Kanmiya, 1982 *''Siphunculina ornatifrons'' Hermann Loew, Loew, 1858 *''Siphunculina peraspera'' Eugène Séguy, Séguy, 1957 *''Siphunculina punctifrons'' Sabrosky, 1954 *''Siphunculina quinquangula'' Hermann Loew, Loew, 1873 *''Siphunculina sharmai'' Cherian, 1977 *''Siphunculina stackelbergi'' Oswald Duda, Duda, 1933 *''Siphunculina stigmatica'' Kanmiya, 1994 *''Siphunculina striolatus'' Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann, Wiedemann, 1830 *''Siphunculina ulceria'' Cherian, 1971

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External links

Encyclopedia of Life
Oscinellinae Chloropidae genera {{Chloropidae-stub