Ortalis (fly)
Ortalis is an historic genus of Ulidiid or picture-winged flies, first described by Fallén in 1810. It served as the type genus for the family Ulidiidae, which was called Ortalidae at the time. In 1932, it was pointed out by Adlrich that the name Ortalis was preoccupied by a genus of birds which had been named by Merrem in 1786. The name of the fly family was therefore revised, with some authors calling it Otitidae until Ulidiidae was settled on as standard. The genus itself was found to be paraphyletic, and all of its species have been reassigned to other genera, some in the Ulidiidae, and some in other Tephritoid families. In the following list, the species are organized according to the families and genera to which they have been reassigned.
Family [Ulidiidae]
CeroxysOrtalis cinifera → Ceroxys ciniferaOrtalis confusa → Ceroxys confusaOrtalis fraudulosa → Ceroxys fraudulosaOrtalis laticornis → Ceroxys laticornisChaetopsisOrtalis aenea → Chaetopsis aenea
EumecosomyiaOrtalis nubila → Eumecosomyia nubila
EuxestaOrtalis basalis → Euxesta basalisOrtalis leucomelas → Euxesta leucomelasOrtalis notata → Euxesta notataOrtalis platystoma → Euxesta spoliataOrtalis sororcula Wiedemann, 1830 → Euxesta sororcula
HerinaOrtalis lacustris → Herina lacustrisOrtalis lugubris → Herina lugubrisOrtalis palustris → Herina palustrisOrtalis parva → Herina parvaOrtalis tristis → Herina tristis
- * Ortalis bifasciata Loew, 1858 → Herina tristis
- * Ortalis gyrans Loew, 1864 → Herina tristis
IdanaOrtalis marginata → Idana marginata
MelieriaOrtalis acuticornis → Melieria acuticornisOrtalis cana → Melieria canaOrtalis omissa → Melieria omissaOrtalis unicolor → Melieria unicolor
OtitesOrtalis angustata → Otites angustataOrtalis bimaculata → Otites bimaculataOrtalis dominula → Otites dominulaOrtalis erythrocephala → Otites erythrocephalaOrtalis grata → Otites grataOrtalis nebulosa → Otites nebulosaOrtalis snowi → Otites snowiOrtalis stigma → Otites stigma
PseudotephritisOrtalis vau → Pseudotephritis vau
PterotaeniaOrtalis fasciata → Pterotaenia fasciata
SeiopteraOrtalis costalis → Seioptera costalis
Family [Platystomatidae]
AtopognathusOrtalis complens → Atopognathus complensOrtalis leucomerus → Atopognathus leucomerusOrtalis tarsalis → Atopognathus tarsalisCleitamiaOrtalis astrolabei → Cleitamia astrolabei
EngistoneuraOrtalis paralleia → Engistoneura paralleia
EuxestomoeaOrtalis prompta → Euxestomoea prompta
NeoardelioOrtalis alternatus → Neoardelio alternatus
PoecilotrapheraOrtalis comperei → Poecilotraphera comperei
PseudepicaustaOrtalis bigotii → Pseudepicausta bigotii
RhytidortalisOrtalis conformis → Rhytidortalis conformis
RivelliaOrtalis aequifera → Rivellia aequiferaOrtalis bipars → Rivellia biparsOrtalis concisivitta → Rivellia concisivittaOrtalis decatomoides → Rivellia decatomoidesOrtalis isara → Rivellia isaraOrtalis ligata → Rivellia ligataOrtalis mentissa → Rivellia mentissaOrtalis obliqua → Rivellia obliquaOrtalis vacillans → Rivellia vacillans
TrapheraOrtalis chalybea → Traphera chalybea
ZygaenulaOrtalis dispila → Zygaenula dispila