The Richardiidae are a family of Diptera in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are neotropical. Generally, the biology of the richardiids is little known. Some of the larvae are plant feeders or saprophages in decaying plant material. One species, the pineapple fruit fly Melanoloma viatrix, has been reported as a pest of pineapples. Most adults have some general features, conspicuously pictured wings, often with metallic blue or greenish colors on the body and legs, and a typical tephritoid ovipositor.
Genera Acompha Hendel, 1911 Antineuromyia Hendel, 1914 Automola Loew, 1873 Batrachophthalmum Hendel, 1911 Beebeomyia Curran, 1934 Cladiscophleps Enderlein, 1912 Coilometopia Macquart, 1847 Coniceps Loew, 1873 Epiplatea Loew, 1868 Euolena Loew, 1873 Hemixantha Loew, 1873 Johnrichardia Perez-Gelabert & Thompson, 2006 Macrostenomyia Hendel, 1907 Maerorichardia Hennig, 1937 Megalothoraca Hendel, 1911 Melanoloma Loew, 1873 Neoidiotypa Osten Sacken, 1878 Ocaenicia Enderlein, 1927 Odontomera Macquart, 1843 Odontomerella Hendel, 1912 Oedematella Hendel, 1911 Omomyia Coquillett, 1907 Ozaenina Enderlein, 1912 Pachysomites Cockerell, 1916 Paneryma Wulp, 1899 Poecilomyia Hendel, 1911 Richardia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Richardiodes Hendel, 1912 Sepsisoma Johnson, 1900 Setellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Setellida Hendel, 1911 Spheneuolena Hendel, 1911 Stenomyites Cockerell, 1915 Urortalis Cockerell, 1917
References
Steyskal, G. C. 1987. 67. Richardiidae. Manual of Nearctic Diptera 2:833-837.
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