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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.
The Tephritoidea are a superfamily of flies. It has over 7,800 species, the majority of them in family Tephritidae.
Dorycera is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Otites is a genus of picture-winged fly in the family Ulidiidae.
Physiphora is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, containing over 30 species worldwide.
Euxesta notata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae. It is found in Canada. As a larva it is referred to as the spotted root maggot, and has evolved genetic resistance against DDT.
Tritoxa cuneata is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Tritoxa of the family Ulidiidae.
Ulidia erythrophthalma is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Ulidia of the family Ulidiidae.
Prionella is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Tritoxa flexa is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Tritoxa of the family Ulidiidae.
Melieria omissa is a small fly that is commonly found in wet, marshy vegetation in May. Scientists think that the dagger-like ovipositor of the females might be used for inserting eggs into vegetation.
Herina is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae. It is possibly the largest genus in the family.
Timia is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, which is difficult to separate from the genus Ulidia.
Herina palustris is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae.
Herina frondescentiae is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae It is wetland species of about 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) in length. found in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Ukraine, Croatia, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Switzerland.
Herina germinationis is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Herina of the family Ulidiidae In the United Kingdom it is a species of dry calcareous grassland including coastal cliffs. It is about 5.0–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in) long. found in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
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.
Ceroxys urticae is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Ceroxys of the family Ulidiidae found in most of Europe. It can also be found in Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Plants this fly lives on include alfalfa, the true grasses (Poaceae), Egyptian clover and wild sugarcane.
Myennidini is a tribe of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Ulidiini is a tribe of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae that live in the arid and sub arid regions of the Palaearctic. There are three genera and around 100 species within the tribe. The tribe was first named in 1835; its type genus is Ulidia.