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Genus Drapetis

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Fly 5 - Drapetis Fly 5 - Drapetis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Hybotidae (Hybotid Dance Flies)
Subfamily Tachydromiinae
Tribe Drapetini
Genus Drapetis
Explanation of Names
Drapetis Meigen 1822
"...from the Greek word Drapetis, meaning a runaway. Since the penult is formed with a short vowel epsilon the accent in English pronunciation falls on the first syllable, i.e. Drap-e-tis." (Melander 1918)
See Also
Crossopalpus is similar but has a strong bristle on the second segment of the antenna.
Contributed by Matthias Buck on 14 January, 2008 - 8:56am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 27 March, 2017 - 1:24am

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