| Opeatocerata melanderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
| Family: | Empididae |
| Subfamily: | Empidinae |
| Genus: | Opeatocerata |
| Species: | O. melanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Opeatocerata melanderi Câmara & Rafael, 2011 [1] | |
Opeatocerata melanderi is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
The Empidoidea are a large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the sister taxon to the Muscomorpha (Cyclorrhapha). These two groups are sometimes united in the unranked taxon Eremoneura. There are some 10,000 known species within Empidoidea, which are represented on all continents except Antarctica. They are known to have existed since the Jurassic period.
Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide in all the biogeographic realms but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium-sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.
Clinocerinae is a subfamily of flies belonging to the family Empididae.
Macrostomus is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Opeatocerata is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Porphyrochroa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.
Porphyrochroa pectinata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus acreanus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus amazonensis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus xavieri is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus trombetensis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus tarsalis is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus falcatus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus trilineatus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Macrostomus montanus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Opeatocerata cooperi is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Opeatocerata lopesi is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Opeatocerata stubbsi is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Opeatocerata rubida is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.
Opeatocerata trilobata is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae.