Opeatocerata

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Opeatocerata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Empididae
Subfamily: Empidinae
Genus: Opeatocerata
Melander, 1928 [1]
Type species
Empis rubida
Wheeler & Melander, 1901 [2]

Opeatocerata is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. 1 2 Wheeler, William Morton; Melander, Axel Leonard. "Empidae". Biol.Centr.-Am., Ins.: Dipt. 1(Suppl.): 366–376.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1989). "The Neotropical genus Opeatocerata Melander (Diptera, Empididae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 84: 511–516. doi: 10.1590/S0074-02761989000800090 . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 Câmara, Josenir; Rafael, José A (2011). "Two new species of Opeatocerata Melander (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin". Zootaxa. 3062. Magnolia Press: 37–45. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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