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Opetiops

Opetiops is a genus of timber flies containing a single described species, Opetiops alienus, occurring in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is the only member of the family Pantophthalmidae that is not in the genus Pantophthalmus.

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Opetiops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Pantophthalmidae
Genus: Opetiops
Enderlein, 19212
Species:
O. alienus
Binomial name
Opetiops alienus
(Hermann, 1916)1
Synonyms
  • Pantophthalmus alienus Hermann, 19161

Opetiops is a genus of timber flies (family Pantophthalmidae) containing a single described species, Opetiops alienus, occurring in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay.34 It is the only member of the family Pantophthalmidae that is not in the genus Pantophthalmus.5

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References

  1. Hermann, F. (1916). "Ein neuer Pantophthalmus nebst kritischen Bemerkungen über die Systematik der Pantophthalmiden (Dipt.)". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 1916: 43–49. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. Enderlein, G. (1921). "Dipterologische Studien XVII". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 52: 219–232. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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  5. Val, F. C. (1976). "Systematics and Evolution of the Pantophthalmidae (Diptera, Brachycera)". Arquivos de Zoologia de São Paulo. 27 (2): 51–164. doi:10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v27i2p51-164. Retrieved 1 September 2022.