Acanthiophilus

Acanthiophilus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.

Species

A. brunneus Munro, 1934
A. ciconia Munro, 1957
A. helianthi
A. lugubris Erich [Martin Hering|Hering], 1939
A. minor Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015
A. summissus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015
A. unicus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015
A. walkeri

The following have been reassigned to other genera:

A. astrophorus Hering, 1939
A. coarctatus Hering, 1942
A. koehleri Hering, 1940
A. melanoxanthus Hering, 1938
A. trypaneodes Hering, 1937
Global distribution

Acanthiophilus is a predominantly Afrotropical genus. One species, A. helianthi is found in Europe, to Mongolia, North Africa, Afghanistan & Thailand. as well as at the Canary islands, in India and Sri-Lanka.