The Ulidiidae (formerly Otitidae) or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, along with members of other families in the superfamily Tephritoidea that have patterns of bands or spots on the wings. Some species share with the Tephritidae an unusual elongated posteroapical projection of the anal cell in the wing, but can be differentiated by the smoothly curving subcostal vein. Two species, Tetanops myopaeformis and Euxesta stigmatias, are agricultural pests.
Systematics The Ulidiidae are divided into two subfamilies.
Subfamily Otitinae Tribe Cephaliini Schiner, 1864 Acrostictella Hendel, 1914 Cephalia Meigen, 1826 Delphinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Myiomyrmica Steyskal, 1961 Myrmecothea Hendel, 1910 Proteseia Korneyev & Hernandes, 1998 Pterotaenia Rondani, 1868 Tritoxa Loew, 1873 Tribe Myennidini Kameneva & Korneyev, 2006 Acatochaeta Enderlein, 1921 Arborotites Barraclough, 2000 Callopistromyia Hendel, 1907 Dyscrasis Aldrich, 1932 Myennis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Namibotites Barraclough, 2000 Neodyscrasis Kameneva & Korneyev, 2006 Oedopa Loew, 1868 Paroedopa Coquillett, 1900 Pseudodyscrasis Hernández-Ortiz, 1988 Pseudotephritina Malloch, 1931 Pseudotephritis Johnson, 1902 Stictoedopa Brèthes, 1926 Stictomyia Bigot, 1885 Ulidiotites Steyskal, 1961 Tribe Otitini Aldrich, 1932 Ceroxys Macquart, 1835 Dorycera Meigen, 1830 Herina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Hiatus Cresson, 1906 Melieria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Otites Latreille, 1804 Tetanops Fallén, 1820 Ulidiopsis Hennig, 1941 Otitinae incertae sedis Curranops Harriot, 1942 Diacrita Gerstäcker, 1860 Haigia Steyskal, 1961 Idana Loew, 1873 Psaeropterella Hendel, 1914 Pseudomelieria Brèthes, 1921 Tetropismenus Loew, 1876 Tujunga Steyskal, 1961
Subfamily Ulidiinae Tribe Lipsanini Enderlin, 1838 Acrosticta Loew, 1868 Acrostictomyia Blanchard, 1938 Aspistomella Hendel, 1909 Axiologina Hendel, 1909 Cenchrometopa Hendel, 1909 Chaetopsis Loew, 1868 Euacaina Steyskal, 1963 Eumecosomyia Hendel, 1909 Eumetopiella Hendel, 1907 Euphara Loew, 1868 Euxesta Loew, 1868 Heterodoxa J. R. Malloch, 1832 Hypoecta Loew, 1868 Lipsana Enderlein, 1938 Neoeuxesta Malloch, 1930 Notogramma Loew, 1868 Paraphyola Hendel, 1909 Pareuxesta Coquillett, 1901 Perissoneura J. R. Malloch, 1832 Polyteloptera Hendel, 1909 Pseudeuxesta Hendel, 1910 Siopa Hendel, 1909 Steneretma Stenomyia Loew, 1868 Texasa Ulivellia Speiser, 1929 Vladolinia Kameneva, 2005 Zacompsia Coquillett, 1901 Tribe Pterocallini Loew, 1868 Aciuroides Hendel, 1914 Apterocerina Hendel, 1909 Chondrometopum Hendel, 1909 Coscinum Hendel, 1909 Cymatozus Enderlein, 1912 Cyrtomostoma Hendel, 1909 Dasymetopa Loew, 1868 Elapata Hendel, 1909 Goniaeola Hendel, 1909 Lathrostigma Enderlein Megalaemyia Hendel, 1909 Micropterocerus Hendel, 1914 Neomyennis Hendel, 1914 Ophthalmoptera Hendel, 1909 Paragoniaeola? Paragorgopis Giglio-Tos, 1893 Parophthalmoptera? Perissoza? Plagiocephalus Wiedemann, 1830 Pterocalla Rondani, 1848 Pterocerina Hendel, 1909 Rhyparella Hendel, 1909 Sympaectria Hendel, 1909 Terpnomyennis Kameneva, 2004 Terpnomyia Hendel, 1909 Tetrapleura Schiner, 1868 Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 Tribe Seiopterini Kameneva and Korneyev, 1994 Homalocephala Zetterstedt, 1838 Syn.: Psairoptera Pseudoseioptera Stackelberg 1955 Seioptera Kirby, 1817 Syn.: Ortalis Fallén, 1810 Tribe Ulidiini Macquart, 1835 Physiphora Fallén, 1810 Timia Wiedemann, 1824 Ulidia Meigen, 1826
Others
Anacampta Blainvillia Califortalis Carlottaemyia Eupterocerina Euxestina Heramyia Hypochra Idanophana Macheirocera Meckelia Megaloprepemyia Metopocampta Myrmecomyia Ophryoterpnomyia Ortalis Paragorgopsis Phaeosoma Platyeuxesta Prionella Rhadinomyia Schnusimyia Systata Tephronota Terelliosoma Vespomima
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Images of Ulidiidae from Diptera.info Family Ulidiidae at EOL Fauna Europaea Nomina Insecta Nearctica Delphinia picta University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Euxesta stigmatias, cornsilk fly University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences