Genus Senopterina

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

Mating Tephritid flies? - Senopterina - male - female

Mating flies? - Senopterina - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Platystomatidae (Signal Flies)

Genus Senopterina

Explanation of Names

opter is Greek for an observer, scout (1)

Numbers

Four spp. per Arnett (1985) (2)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 13 November, 2006 - 7:25pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 9:18am

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