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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Otitinae |
| Tribe: | Myennidini |
| Genus: | Pseudotephritis |
| Species: | P. vau |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotephritis vau | |
| Synonyms | |
Pseudotephritis vau is a species of picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae.
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some midges, such as many Phlebotominae and Simuliidae, are vectors of various diseases. Many others play useful roles as prey items for insectivores, such as various frogs and swallows. Others are important as detritivores, and form part of various nutrient cycles. The habits of midges vary greatly from species to species, though within any particular family, midges commonly have similar ecological roles.
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.
Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium-sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.
Platypezidae is a family of true flies of the superfamily Platypezoidea. The more than 250 species are found worldwide primarily in woodland habitats. A common name is flat-footed flies, but this is also used for the closely related Opetiidae which were included in the Platypezidae in former times.
Pseudotephritis is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Pseudotephritis approximata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Pseudotephritis of the family Ulidiidae.
Pseudotephritis ussurica is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Pseudotephritis of the family Ulidiidae.
Pseudotephritis corticalis is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Pseudotephritis of the family Ulidiidae
Pseudotephritis millepunctata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Pseudotephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Otitinae is the name of a subfamily of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It was formerly the Otitidae. Like the Ulidiinae, 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.
The Ropalomeridae are a family of acalyptrate flies.
Periscelididae is a family of flies.
Ortalis is an historic genus of Ulidiid or picture-winged flies, first described by Fallén in 1810. It served as the type genus for the family Ulidiidae, which was called Ortalidae at the time. In 1932, it was pointed out by Adlrich that the name Ortalis was preoccupied by a genus of birds which had been named by Merrem in 1786. The name of the fly family was therefore revised, with some authors calling it Otitidae until Ulidiidae was settled on as standard. The genus itself was found to be paraphyletic, and all of its species have been reassigned to other genera, some in the Ulidiidae, and some in other Tephritoid families. In the following list, the species are organized according to the families and genera to which they have been reassigned.
Neomochtherus pallipes, the Devon red-legged robber fly, is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.
Neomochtherus is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least 140 described species in Neomochtherus.
Opomyza germinationis is a species of fly in the family Opomyzidae.
Poecilanthrax monticola is a species of bee flies.
Villini is a tribe of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. There are about 14 genera and at least 100 described species in Villini.
Myennidini is a tribe of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Pseudotephritina is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae. There are at least two described species in Pseudotephritina.