Opeatocerata

Opeatocerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Subfamily:	Empidinae
Genus:	Opeatocerata ; Melander, 1928
Type species
	Empis rubida ; Wheeler & Melander, 1901

Last updated January 11, 2021

Opeatocerata is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Species

O. cooperi Smith, 1991^[3]
O. lopesi Smith, 1991^[3]
O. melanderi Câmara & Rafael, 2011^[4]
O. rubida (Wheeler & Melander, 1901)^[2]
O. stubbsi Smith, 1991^[3]
O. trilobata Câmara & Rafael, 2011^[4]

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References

↑ Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.CS1 maint: location (link)
1 2 Wheeler, William Morton; Melander, Axel Leonard. "Empidae". Biol.Centr.-Am., Ins.: Dipt. 1(Suppl.): 366–376.
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.
1 2 Câmara, Josenir; Rafael, José A (2011). "Two new species of Opeatocerata Melander (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3062: 37–45. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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[Melander1928-1] Melander, Axel Leonard (1928). Diptera. Fam. Empididae. In Wytsman, P., ed. Bruxelles. 185: Genera insectorum. pp. 1–434.CS1 maint: location (link)

[WheelerMelander1901-2] 1 2 Wheeler, William Morton; Melander, Axel Leonard. "Empidae". Biol.Centr.-Am., Ins.: Dipt. 1(Suppl.): 366–376.

[Smith1991-3] 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.

[CâmaraRafael2011-4] 1 2 Câmara, Josenir; Rafael, José A (2011). "Two new species of Opeatocerata Melander (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3062: 37–45. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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