Physiphora is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, containing over 30 species worldwide.
Distribution The distribution of this genus is largely African, but a few endemic species are found in Asia as far as the Solomon Islands. Some species have been introduced into the Americas and Australasia. The species P. alceae (Preyssler) is cosmopolitan.
Selected species
Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1791) Physiphora aenea (Fabricius, 1794) Physiphora elbae Physiphora euphorbiana Krivosheina & Krivosheina, 1997 Physiphora flavipes (Karsch, 1888) Physiphora hainanensis Chen, 2007 Physiphora hendeli Physiphora laticauda Physiphora nasoni Physiphora smaragdina Loew, 1852 Physiphora tenuis
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