Ulidiinae

Ulidiinae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ulidiinae: //juːˈlɪ.di.aɪˌniː//

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Images

Euxesta pechumani P1590007a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Notogramma purpuratum, with labels by Ken-ichi Ueda. Used under a CC0 license.
Ulidiid Fly (48343730507) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Picture-winged Fly on dog poop (14022980009) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Seioptera.vibrans.-.lindsey by James K. Lindsey. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Ulidiid fly on dog poop (33318902073) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

The Ulidiinae are a subfamily of flies within the family Ulidiidae. They are characterized by certain wing features and primarily feed on plant material or decaying organic matter.

Physical Characteristics

Dull gray to shiny brown or black flies; an unusual elongated projection of the anal cell in the wing; smoothly curving subcostal vein, vein R1 setulose or occasionally bare.

Identification Tips

Distinguished from the Tephritidae by the smoothly curving subcostal vein and the setulose or bare vein R1.

Diet

Most species are herbivorous or saprophagous.

Similar Taxa

Tags

  • Ulidiinae
  • flies
  • Diptera
  • Ulidiidae
  • herbivorous
  • saprophagous