Philopotinae
Philopotinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies. They have an arched body shape, as well as enlarged postpronotal lobes that form a collar behind the head. Their larvae are endoparasites of araneomorph spiders in the subgroup Entelegynae.
Genera
The subfamily includes twelve extant genera and four extinct:Africaterphis Schlinger, 1968- †Archaeterphis Hauser & Winterton, 2007
- †Burmophilopota Feng et al., 2024Dimacrocolus Schlinger, 1961
- †Eulonchiella Meunier, 1912Helle Osten Sacken, 1896
- †Hoffeinsomyia Gillung & Winterton, 2017Megalybus Philippi, 1865Neophilopota Schlinger in Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013Oligoneura Bigot, 1878Parahelle Schlinger, 1961Philopota Wiedemann, 1830
- †Prophilopota Hennig, 1966Quasi Gillung & Winterton, 2011Schlingeriella Gillung & Winterton, 2011Terphis Erichson, 1840Thyllis Erichson, 1840