PlatystomatiDAE

Signal flies,  or Platystomatidae, are a family of small to large-sized flies (body length: 1.7–23.0 mm; wing span: 5.0–50.0 mm), often with distinctive patterns on the wing membrane. Some species are of economic importance, but the majority probably breed in decaying organic material (fallen fruit, carrion and dung for example). There are well over one thousand species globally. 

 Whittington, A.E. 2000. Revision of the Oriental genera of Plastotephritinae (Diptera; Platystomatidae). Tjidschrift voor Entomologie 142(2/1999): 333-344. 

Whittington, A.E. 2000. A revision of Neoardelio Hendel (Diptera; Platystomatidae), with description of a new species. Studia Dipterologica 7(2): 437-461. http://www.studia-dipt.de/con72.htm#con72a437.

Whittington, A.E. 2003. Taxonomic Revision of the Afrotropical Plastotephritinae (Diptera; Platystomatidae). Studia Dipterologica Supplement 12. 300pp. http://www.studia-dipt.de/spricee.htm

Whittington, A.E. 2006. Extreme head morphology in Plastotephritinae (Diptera, Platystomatidae), with a proposition of classification of head structures in calyptrate Diptera. Instrumenta Biodiversitatis 7: 61-83.

 Chen X. & Whittington, A.E. 2006. A new species in the genus Agadasys Whittington (Diptera: Platystomatidae, Plastotephritinae) from China. Zootaxa 1358: 59–66.

Whittington, A.E. 2009. Family Platystomatidae. 303-320. In: Gerlach, J. (Ed) The Diptera of the Seychelles Islands. Pensoft Publishers, Moscow & Sofia. 431 pp.

Whittington, A.E. 2010. 67. Platystomatidae (Signal flies). 903-907. In: Brown, B.V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J.M., Wood, D.M., Woodley, N.E. & Zumbado, M.A. (Eds) Manual of Central American Diptera. 2: 715-1442.

Whittington, A.E. 2019. The economic significance of the signal fly genus Rivellia Robineau- Desvoidy (Diptera: Platystomatidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 135–160. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3371321

Whittington, A.E. & Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. 2021. Chapter 70. Platystomatidae (Signal flies). pp. 1619–1667. In: Kirk-Spriggs, A. and Sinclair, B.J. (eds). Manual of Afrotropical Diptera. Volume 3. Brachycera: Cyclorrhapha, excluding Calyptratae. Suricata 8. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Pretoria.