Platystoma
| Platystoma | |
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| Platystoma sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Tephritoidea |
| Family: | Platystomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Platystomatinae |
| Genus: | Platystoma Meigen 1803 |
Platystoma is a genus of flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae.
Description
Platystoma species are small flies reaching a length of about 5 millimeters. The body is black speckled with small whitish or yellowish markings, while the eyes are usually red. They have a quite large proboscis (hence the Latin name Platystoma, meaning "big mouth"). The wings are blackish with whithish speckles. These flies show a complex mating ritual.
Distribution
Species belonging to this genus are present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East and in North Africa.
Species
- Platystoma aenescens Loew, 1868
- Platystoma arcuatum Loew, 1856
- Platystoma dimidiatum Hendel, 1913
- Platystoma euphorbiinum Enderlein, 1930
- Platystoma gemmationis (Róndani, 1869)
- Platystoma gilvipes Loew, 1868
- Platystoma hendeli Lindner, 1941
- Platystoma insularum (Róndani, 1869)
- Platystoma lugubre (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
- Platystoma plantatione (Róndani, 1869)
- Platystoma provinciale Loew, 1868
- Platystoma pubescens Loew, 1845
- Platystoma punctiventre Portschinsky, 1875
- Platystoma rufipes Meigen, 1826
- Platystoma seminationis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Platystoma subfasciatum Loew, 1862
- Platystoma subtile Loew, 1868
- Platystoma tegularium Loew, 1859
- Platystoma valachiae Hendel, 1913