''Oeciotypa'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
(Diptera) belonging to the family
Platystomatidae
The Platystomatidae (signal flies) are a distinctive family of Fly, flies (Diptera) in the superfamily Tephritoidea.
Signal flies are worldwide in distribution, found in all the biogeographic realms, but predominantly in the tropics. It is one ...
.
Distribution
Species belonging to this genus are present in parts of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Species
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O. disjuncta''
Whittington, 2003
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O. hendeli''
Lindner, 1957
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O. parallelomma''
Hendel, 1914
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O. rotundiventris''
Frey
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especi ...
, 1932
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O. skaia''
Whittington, 2003
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O. splendens''
Whittington, 2003
References
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Diptera of Africa
Platystomatidae