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Physiphora
Sign in to savePhysiphora is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, containing over 30 species worldwide.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Ulidiidae
- Collections
- INDRE-SSA, NHMUK, NMSU, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC), SAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa
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- taxon name
- Physiphora
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Physiphora
- Commons category
- Physiphora
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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- Distribution
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Physiphora is a genus of flies in the family Ulidiidae, containing over 30 species worldwide.
==Distribution== The distribution of this genus is largely African, but a few endemic species are found in Asia as far as the Solomon Islands. Some species have been introduced into the Americas and Australasia. The species P. alceae (Preyssler) is cosmopolitan.
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