Opetiidae

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Opetiidae
Opetia nigra  Meigen, 1830
Opetia nigra Meigen, 1830
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Platypezoidea
Family: Opetiidae

Opetiidae or flat-footed flies are members of a family of flies of the Order Diptera.

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[edit] Family description

See [1]

[edit] Classification

Opetiidae was formerly in Platypezidae.

[edit] References

  • Chandler, P.J., 2000 Flat-Footed Flies: (Diptera Opetiidae and Platypezidae) of Europe Brill Academic Pub ISSN 9004120238

[edit] Images

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