Phthitia
{{short description|Genus of flies}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Phthitia
| authority = Enderlein, 1938
| synonyms = *Phtitia Hackman, 1969
- Pterodrepana Enderlein, 1938
- Aubertinia Richards, 1951
| type_species = Phthitia venosa
| type_species_authority = Enderlein, 1938
}}
Phthitia is a genus of flies belonging to the family of Lesser Dung flies.{{cite book|last1=Rohček|first1=Jindřich|last2=Marshall|first2=Stephen A.|last3=Norrbom|first3=Allen L.|last4=Buck|first4=Matthias|last5=Quiros|first5=Dora Isabel|last6=Smith|first6=Ian|editor1-last=Rohček|editor1-first=Jindřich|title=World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)|date=2001|publisher=Slezské Zemské Muzeum|location=Opava|isbn=978-8086224213|pages=1–414|url=http://www.uoguelph.ca/debu/catalog.htm|accessdate=3 September 2017}}{{cite journal|last1=Marshall|first1=Stephen A.|last2=Roháček|first2=Jindřich|last3=Dong|first3=Hui|last4=Buck|first4=Matthias|title=The state of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera: Acalyptratae): a world catalog update covering the years 2000–2010, with new generic synonymy, new combinations, and new distributions|journal=Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae|date=2011|volume=51|issue=1|pages=217–298|url=http://www.aemnp.eu/PDF/51_1/51_1_217.pdf|accessdate=24 October 2017|location=Pragae|issn=0374-1036}}
Species
These 42 species belong to the genus Phthitia.
; Subgenus Alimosina Roháček, 1983
: Phthitia empirica (Hutton, 1901)
; Subgenus Aubertinia
: Phthitia sanctaehelenae (Richards, 1951)
; Subgenus Kimosina Roháček, 1983
: (The genus Limosina also has a subgenus named Kimosina.)
: Phthitia plumosula (Rondani, 1880)
: Phthitia popularis (Richards, 1973)
: Phthitia vulgaris Papp, 2017
; Not assigned to subgenus
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: Phthitia alexandri Richards, 1955
: Phthitia antillensis Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia basilata Su, 2011
: Phthitia bicalyx Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia cercipilis Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia charpentieri Marshall & Smith, 1995
: Phthitia cortesi Marshall & Smith, 1995
: Phthitia digiseta Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia digistylus Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia emarginata Marshall, 2009
: Phthitia globosa Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
: Phthitia gonzalezi Marshall & Smith, 1995
: Phthitia incognita Papp, 2017
: Phthitia lineasterna Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia lobocercus Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia longidigita Su, 2011
: Phthitia longisetosa (Duda, 1909)
: Phthitia longula Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
: Phthitia luteocercus Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia luteofrons Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia megocula Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia miradorensis Marshall & Smith, 1995
: Phthitia mulroney Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia nerida Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia nigrifacies Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia notthomasi Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia obunca Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia occimosa Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia ovicercus Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia plesiocercus Marshall, 2009
: Phthitia pollex Su, 2011
: Phthitia quadricercus Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia selkirki (Enderlein, 1938)
: Phthitia spinicalyx Marshall, 1992
: Phthitia squamosa Marshall & Winchester, 1999
: Phthitia sternipilis Su, Liu & Xu, 2013
: Phthitia venosa Enderlein, 1938
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This genus formerly included the subgenera Collimosina, Phthitia, and Rufolimosina.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Cite web| title=Phthitia
| url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/63MKX
| website=Catalogue of Life
| access-date=2023-04-02
}}
{{cite journal|last1=Richards|first1=O. W.|title=Los insectos de las Islas Juan Fernández. 21. Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)|journal=Revista Chilena de Entomología|date=1955|volume=4|pages=73–93}}
}}
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Category:Diptera of South America
Category:Diptera of North America