Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912

Disney, R. H. L., 2012, Five new species of scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) from southern Africa, African Invertebrates 53 (1), pp. 113-113 : 120

Genus Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912

About fifty species are known in this cosmopolitan genus. The subgenus Phalacrotophora includes the species with hairy mesopleura. However, this genus is almost certainly polyphyletic as presently understood. The subgenus Omapanta Schmitz, 1932 , whose mesopleura are bare, should probably be treated as a genus or perhaps two genera. The Afrotropical species are poorly known, with most species being only known in one sex. The key by Beyer (1965) was supplemented by Schmitz (1932) and Disney (2006, 2009). A new key for the Omapanta species is given below. The larvae of many species parasitise the pupae of ladybird beetles ( Coccinellidae ).