Inopus

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Inopus
DIPT Stratiomyidae Inopus rubriceps.png
Inopus rubriceps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Chiromyzinae
Genus: Inopus
Walker, 1850 [1]
Synonyms
  • AltermetoponiaMiller, 1945
  • CryptoberisWhite, 1916

Inopus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. [2]

Species

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References

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