Acanthiophilus
# 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 (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.

