''Tetanops psammophila'' is a species of
picture-winged fly in the genus ''
Tetanops
''Tetanops'' is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Species
*Subgenus '' Eurycephalomyia'' Hendel, 1907
:*'' Tetanops sintenisi'' Becker, 1909
*Subgenus '' Tetanops'' Fallén, 1820
:*'' Tetanops contarinii'' Rondani, 1869 ...
'' of the family
Ulidiidae
The Ulidiidae (formerly Otitidae) or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, alo ...
. It has sometimes been considered a
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of ''
T. flavescens''.
References
psammophila
Insects described in 1862
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