''Psilopa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
. The
Petroleum fly, formerly ''P. petrolei'', which is the only known insect to develop in naturally occurring
crude oil
Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ...
, was transferred to genus ''
Helaeomyia''.
Species
* ''
Psilopa aeneonigra''
* ''
Psilopa aequalipes''
* ''
Psilopa aethiopiae''
* ''
Psilopa africana''
* ''
Psilopa angola''
* ''
Psilopa antennata''
* ''
Psilopa apicalis''
* ''
Psilopa atlantica''
* ''
Psilopa bornholmi''
* ''
Psilopa clara''
* ''
Psilopa composita''
* ''
Psilopa compta''
* ''
Psilopa confentei''
* ''
Psilopa desmata''
* ''
Psilopa dupla''
* ''
Psilopa elsa''
* ''
Psilopa fannya''
* ''
Psilopa fisseli''
* ''
Psilopa flavescens''
* ''
Psilopa flaviantennalis''
* ''
Psilopa flavida''
* ''
Psilopa flavimanus''
* ''
Psilopa fratella''
* ''
Psilopa gigantea''
* ''
Psilopa girschneri''
* ''
Psilopa gracilis''
* ''
Psilopa grisescens''
* ''
Psilopa iceryae''
* ''
Psilopa insolita''
* ''
Psilopa irregularis''
* ''
Psilopa leucostoma''
( Meigen, 1830)
* ''
Psilopa loewi''
* ''
Psilopa mackiei''
* ''
Psilopa marginella''
* ''
Psilopa martima''
* ''
Psilopa meneghinii''
* ''
Psilopa mentita''
* ''
Psilopa metallica''
* ''
Psilopa nana''
* ''
Psilopa nervimaculata''
* ''
Psilopa nigricornis''
* ''
Psilopa nigrifacies''
* ''
Psilopa nigrina''
* ''
Psilopa nigritella''
* ''
Psilopa nigrithorax''
* ''
Psilopa nilotica''
* ''
Psilopa nitidifacies''
* ''
Psilopa nitidissima''
* ''
Psilopa nitidula''
Fallen
Fallen may refer to:
People
* Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764–1830), Swedish botanist and entomologist
* Gabriel Toledo (born 1991), known as FalleN, Brazilian ''Counter-Strike'' player
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
* Fallen ( ...
, 1823
* ''
Psilopa obscuripes''
* ''
Psilopa ovaliformis''
* ''
Psilopa pappi''
* ''
Psilopa pectinata''
* ''
Psilopa polita''
* ''
Psilopa pulchripes''
* ''
Psilopa pulicaria''
* ''
Psilopa punica''
* ''
Psilopa quadratula''
* ''
Psilopa radiolata''
* ''
Psilopa roederi''
* ''
Psilopa rufibasis''
* ''
Psilopa rufipes''
* ''
Psilopa rufithorax''
* ''
Psilopa rutilans''
* ''
Psilopa senegalensis''
* ''
Psilopa sinensis''
* ''
Psilopa singaporensis''
* ''
Psilopa thora''
* ''
Psilopa tonsa''
* ''
Psilopa urbana''
* ''
Psilopa victoria''
* ''
Psilopa violacea''
References
Calagogue of Life 2008
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7256036
Ephydridae
Diptera of Europe
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Carl Fredrik Fallén
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