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Genus Philygria

Fly - Philygria debilis Stripey little fly - Philygria debilis shore fly - Philygria debilis - female Small Fly - Philygria Small Fly - Philygria Chamaemyia? - Philygria Fly ~2mm - Philygria Fly ~2mm - Philygria
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Ephydroidea
Family Ephydridae (Shore Flies)
Subfamily Ilytheinae
Genus Philygria
Explanation of Names
Philygria Stenhammar 1844
Numbers
In our area:

P. debilis Loew
P. dimidiata (Sturtevant and Wheeler)
P. longicornis (Sturtevant and Wheeler)
P. punctatonervosa (Fallen)
Remarks
Ph. fuscicornis found in nests of Atta texana(1)
Print References
Edmiston, James F. & Mathis, Wayne N. 2005. A Review of Two Nearctic Species of the Shore-Fly Genus Philygria Stenhammar: P. debilis Loew and P. nigrescens (Cresson) (Diptera: Ephydridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(1):pp. 7-20.
Works Cited
1.The Texas leaf-cutting ant and its control.
Walter et al. 1938. USDA Circular No. 494: 1-18.