| Ophthalmoptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ulidiinae |
| Tribe: | Pterocallini |
| Genus: | Ophthalmoptera Hendel, 1909 |
Ophthalmoptera is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
The Ulidiidae 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.
Pterocalla is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Ophthalmoptera elegans is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ophthalmoptera of the family Ulidiidae.
Ophthalmoptera longipennis is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ophthalmoptera of the family Ulidiidae.
Pterocalla ophthalmoptera is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Pterocalla of the family Ulidiidae.
Ophthalmoptera bipunctata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ophthalmoptera of the family Ulidiidae.
Ophthalmoptera innotata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ophthalmoptera of the family Ulidiidae.
Ophthalmoptera undulata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ophthalmoptera of the family Ulidiidae.
The Ulidiinae are a subfamily of flies in the family Ulidiidae. Like the Otitinae, most species are herbivorous or saprophagous. Most species share with the Tephritidae an unusual elongated projection of the anal cell in the wing, but can be differentiated by the smoothly curving subcostal vein. Most are dull gray to shiny brown or black flies with vein R1 setulose or, in a few cases, bare.