''Lasia purpurata'', the purple small-headed fly, is a species of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It was first described by

Joseph Charles Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout (Belgium) and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Clench WJ (1982). "Joseph Charles Bequaert". '' The Nautilus'' 96(2)page 35 Caree ...

in 1933, from a single specimen collected from

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. It is now known to occur in Arkansas and Texas as well.

References

Acroceridae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1933 Taxa named by Joseph Charles Bequaert Diptera of North America Insects of the United States {{Nemestrinoidea-stub