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.