''Neophilopota'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of small-headed flies. It contains only a single species, ''Neophilopota brevirostris'', described by Schlinger in 2013. It is endemic to

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The generic name is a combination of the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

prefix ''neo'' ("new") and '' Philopota'', the name of a genus that ''Neophilopota'' resembles. The specific name is said to be derived from the

''brevis'' ("short") and ''rostris'' ("beak"), referring to the short length of the

proboscis A proboscis () is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular arthropod mouthparts, mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, a pr ...

in comparison to species of ''Philopota''. The proper word for "beak" in Latin is however ''rostrum''.Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). ''A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Acroceridae Nemestrinoidea genera Monotypic Brachycera genera Endemic insects of Mexico {{Nemestrinoidea-stub