Oeciotypa is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
(Diptera) belonging to the family
Platystomatidae
The Platystomatidae (signal flies) are a distinctive family of flies (Diptera) in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
Signal flies are worldwide in distribution, found in all the biogeographic realms, but predominate in the tropics. It is one of the ...
.
Distribution
Species belonging to this genus are present in parts of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
Species
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O. disjuncta''
Whittington, 2003
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O. hendeli''
Lindner, 1957
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O. parallelomma''
Hendel, 1914
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O. rotundiventris''
Frey
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, and weather. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and ...
, 1932
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O. skaia''
Whittington, 2003
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O. splendens''
Whittington, 2003
References
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Diptera of Africa
Platystomatidae