''Oedematopiella'' 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 ...

belonging to the family

Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera. The genus ''Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are ...

. It was established in 2011 for two species from

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

, ''

Oedematopiella sarae ''Oedematopiella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Dolichopodidae. It was established in 2011 for two species from Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República ...

'' and '' Oedematopiella nathaliae''. It is related to the genus '' Oedematopus''.

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Hydrophorinae Dolichopodidae genera Diptera of North America {{Dolichopodidae-stub