''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to

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and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be

endoparasite Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...

s of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae, a trait shared by most other members of the subfamily

Panopinae Panopinae is a subfamily of small-headed flies (Acroceridae). Their larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae. Genera The subfamily includes 24 extant genera: * '' Apelleia'' Bellardi, 1862 * '' Apsona'' Westwood, 187 ...

Species

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Panops aurum ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Winterton, 2012 – Western Australia * ''

Panops austrae ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Neboiss, 1971 – Western Australia * ''

Panops baudini ''Panops'' is a genus of Acroceridae, small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasite ...

'' Lamarck, 1804 – widely distributed in Australia * ''

Panops boharti ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' (Schlinger, 1959) – Indonesia (Papua) * ''

Panops conspicuus ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' ( Brunetti, 1926) – Western Australia, Victoria * ''

Panops danielsi ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Winterton, 2012 – Queensland * ''

Panops grossi ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' (Neboiss, 1971) – South Australia * ''

Panops infrequens ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Glatz, 2023 – South Australia ( Kangaroo Island) * ''

Panops jade ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Winterton, 2012 – Queensland * ''

Panops schlingeri ''Panops'' is a genus of small-headed flies. It is endemic to Australia and the Papua region of Indonesia. Males and females measure 8.0–12.5 mm and 9.5–14.5 mm, respectively. Their larvae are thought to be endoparasites of spide ...

'' Winterton, 2012 – Northern Territory

References

Acroceridae Nemestrinoidea genera {{Nemestrinoidea-stub