Ocnaea

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Ocnaea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Panopinae
Genus: Ocnaea
Erichson, 1840
Type species
Ocnaea micans
Erichson, 1840
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]

Ocnaea is a genus of small-headed flies (insects in the family Acroceridae). There are 20 described species in Ocnaea.

Species

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References

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  2. 1 2 Schlinger, E.I. (1961). "New Species of Acrocera from Arizona and Ocnaea from California, with Synonymical Notes on the Genus Ocnaea (Diptera: Acroceridae)". Entomological News . 72: 7–12.
  3. ↑ Schlinger, E.I. (1968). "Studies in Neotropical Acroceridae, Part I. A revision of Arrhynchus Philippi and a key to the genera of the Ocnaea Branch of the Panopinae (Diptera)". Revista Chilena de Entomología . 6: 47–54.
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