''Holops'' is a genus of small-headed flies in the family
Acroceridae
The Acroceridae are a small family of odd-looking flies. They have a hump-backed appearance with a strikingly small head, generally with a long proboscis for accessing nectar. They are rare and not widely known. The most frequently applied common ...
.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
.
Species
The genus includes six species:
* ''
Holops anarayae''
Barahona-Segovia, 2021
* ''
Holops cyaneus''
Philippi
Philippi (; , ''Phílippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, ''Krēnĩdes'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Phili ...
, 1865
* ''
Holops frauenfeldii''
Schiner, 1868
* ''
Holops grezi''
Barahona-Segovia, 2021
* ''
Holops pullomen''
Barahona-Segovia, 2021
* ''
Holops virens''
Bigot
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, 1878
References
Acroceridae
Diptera of South America
Taxa named by Rodolfo Amando Philippi
Arthropods of Chile
Endemic fauna of Chile
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