Ulidiini

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Ulidiini
Physiphora alceae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Subfamily: Ulidiinae
Tribe: Ulidiini
Macquart, 1835

Ulidiini is a tribe of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae that live in the arid and sub arid regions of the Palaearctic.[1] There are three genera and around 100 species within the tribe.[2] The tribe was first named in 1835; its type genus is Ulidia.[2]

Species in tribe Ulidiini are small and mostly black and brown in color. They can be distinguished from other tribes of the family Ulidiidae by the apical structure of the phallus.[2]

Genera in the tribe Ulidiini include:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Galinskaya, T. V.; Ovtshinnikova, O. G. (2015-01-01). "Musculature of the male genitalia in the tribe Ulidiini (Diptera, Ulidiidae)". Entomological Review. 95 (1): 31–37. doi:10.1134/S0013873815010042. ISSN 1555-6689.
  2. ^ a b c d Freidberg, A.; Morgulis, E. (2014-03-21). "The Ulidiini (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Ulidiidae) of Israel, with a key to the world species of Ulidia and description of five new species". Zootaxa. 3780 (2): 201–247. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3780.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24871834.