Limnophora
Genus of flies
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Limnophora is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Muscidae. The flies are characterized by silver bands across their thorax. The tribe Limnophorini is named from the genus.
| Limnophora | |
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| Limnophora tigrina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Coenosiinae |
| Tribe: | Limnophorini |
| Genus: | Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1] |
| Type species | |
| Limnophora palustris | |
The genus includes the following species:[3]
- Limnophora corvina (Giglio-Tos, 1893)
- Limnophora discreta Stein, 1898
- Limnophora femorata (Malloch, 1913)
- Limnophora garrula (Giglio-Tos, 1893)
- Limnophora groenlandica Malloch, 1920
- Limnophora incrassata Malloch, 1919
- Limnophora invada Huckett, 1966
- Limnophora minuscula (Wulp, 1896)
- Limnophora narona Walker
- Limnophora nigripes (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)[1]
- Limnophora normata Bigot, 1885
- Limnophora rotundata (Collin, 1930)
- Limnophora sinuata Collin, 1930
- Limnophora triangula (Fallén, 1825)[4]
- Limnophora uniseta Stein, 1916