Hyptiocheta

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Hyptiocheta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Sympycninae
Genus: Hyptiocheta
Becker, 1922 [1]
Species:
H. convexa
Binomial name
Hyptiocheta convexa
Becker, 1922 [1]

Hyptiocheta is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, known from Peru. It contains only one species, Hyptiocheta convexa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Becker, T. (1922). "Dipterologischen Studien. Dolichopodidae. B. Nearktische und Neotropische Regions". Abh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien. 13 (1): 395.