Polyporivora
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| Polyporivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Platypezidae |
| Subfamily: | Platypezinae |
| Genus: | Polyporivora Kessel & Maggioncalda, 1968[1] |
| Type species | |
| Platypeza polypori Willard, 1914[2] | |
Polyporivora is a genus of flat-footed flies (insects in the family Platypezidae). There are about eight described species in Polyporivora.[3][4][5][6]
These eight species belong to the genus Polyporivora:
- Polyporivora amurensis Shatalkin, 1981 c g
- Polyporivora boletina (Fallén, 1815) c g
- Polyporivora canomela Chandler, 1980[7]
- Polyporivora hunteri (Kessel, 1959)[8]
- Polyporivora nepalensis (Kessel, 1966)[9]
- Polyporivora ornata (Meigen, 1838) c g
- Polyporivora picta (Meigen, 1830)[10]
- Polyporivora polypori (Willard, 1914)[2]
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
Ecology
Little is known about the ecology of this genus. Species of Polyporivora are typically associated with polypore fungi, where their larvae pupate in cocoons embedded within the host.[11] Consequently, they are generally found in habitats that support polypore growth throughout the Holarctic.
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