Genus Oedopa

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)

Subfamily Otitinae

Tribe Myennidini

Genus Oedopa

Explanation of Names

Oedopa Loew 1868

Numbers

2-3 spp. in our area, 3-4 spp. total(1)

Size

3.5–7.5 mm(1)

Identification

key to spp. in(1)

Range

w. Canada to Mexico; in our area, O. capito is widespread and O. ascriptiva may be a variant of the former(1)

Works Cited

1.	Myennidini, a new tribe of the subfamily Otitinae (Diptera: Ulidiidae), with discussion of the suprageneric classification... Kameneva E., Korneyev V. 2006. Isr. J. Entomol. 35-36: 497-586.

Contributed by v belov on 20 January, 2013 - 10:02pm

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