Platystomatidae
The Platystomatidae (signal flies) are a distinctive family of flies (Diptera) in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
| Platystomatidae | |
|---|---|
| Platystoma seminationis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Tephritoidea |
| Family: | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 |
| Subfamilies | |
Signal flies are worldwide in distribution, found in all the biogeographic realms, but predominantly in the tropics. It is one of several families of acalyptrate Diptera with over 1000 species, comprising around 1200 species in 127 genera.
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