Omphalophora

For the snout moth genus invalidly named Omphalophora, see Acyperas.

Omphalophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Spaniinae
Genus: Omphalophora
Becker, 1900[1]
Type species
Omphalophora oculata
Becker, 1900[1]
Synonyms

Omphalophora is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. They are delicate to fairly robust flies, from 3 to 10 mm. they are entirely black or brown in colour.[3]

  1. ^ a b Becker, T. (1900). "Die Leptiden-Formen im Gebiete der Europaisch-Asiatischen und Mittelmeer-Fauna". Entomologische Nachrichten. 26: 97–116. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frey1918 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2397.1.1.