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Opomyzidae (Opomyzid fly)

Synonyms: Geomyzidae (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Opomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats. Some species being agricultural pests.
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Genus

Anomalochaeta (1)
Geomyza (40)
Scelomyza (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0