| Senopterina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Platystomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Platystomatinae |
| Genus: | Senopterina Macquart, 1835 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Dacus brevipes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Senopterina is a genus of signal flies (insects in the family Platystomatidae). There are about 17 described species in Senopterina. [3] [4] [5] [6]
These 17 species belong to the genus Senopterina:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [3] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]
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