Acanthiophilus is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Species
A. brunneus Munro, 1934
A. ciconia Munro, 1957
A. helianthi (Rossi, 1794) A. lugubris Hering, 1939 A. minor Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015 A. summissus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015 A. unicus Morgulis & Freidburg, 2015 A. walkeri (Wollaston, 1858)
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.