Lispocephala is a very large genus of true flies of the family Muscidae.
Description
frons are broad in both sexes. There are two orbital setae and two frontal setae on each fronta-orbital plate.
Biology
The biology of the genus is, at present unknown, only a pupa of one species (L. alma) has been described. Some Lispocephala are known to be specialized predators on Drosophilidae in the Hawaiian Islands.
Species
- L. alma <small>(Meigen, 1826)</small>
- L. bistriata <small>(Stein, 1908)</small>
- L. brachialis <small>(Rondani, 1877)</small>
- L. erythrocera <small>(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)</small>
- L. falculata <small>Collin, 1963</small>
- L. fuscitibia <small>Ringdahl, 1944</small>
- L. mikii <small>(Strobl, 1893)</small>
- L. pallipalpis <small>(Zetterstedt, 1845)</small>
- L. rubricornis <small>(Zetterstedt, 1849)</small>
- L. spuria <small>(Zetterstedt, 1838)</small>
- L. ungulata <small>(Rondani, 1866)</small>
- L. verna <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
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