Panopinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

of small-headed flies (

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 ...

). Their larvae are

endoparasite Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The en ...

s of spiders in the infraorder

Mygalomorphae The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...

Genera

The subfamily includes 24 extant genera: * '' Apelleia'' Bellardi, 1862 * '' Apsona'' Westwood, 1876 * '' Archipialea'' Schlinger, 1973 * '' Arrhynchus''

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 ...

, 1871 * '' Astomella'' Latreille, 1809 * '' Astomelloides'' Schlinger, 1959 * '' Camposella'' Cole, 1919 * '' Coquena'' Schlinger ''in'' Schlinger, Gillung & Borkent, 2013 * '' Corononcodes'' Speiser, 1920 * '' Eulonchus'' Gerstaecker, 1856 * '' Exetasis''

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, 1852 * '' Lasia'' Wiedemann, 1824 * '' Lasioides'' Gil Collado, 1928 * '' Leucopsina'' Westwood, 1876 * '' Mesophysa'' Macquart, 1838 * '' Ocnaea''

Erichson Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 – 18 December 1848) was a German entomologist and doctor. He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in '' Archiv für Naturgeschichte''. When writing in Latin, he latinised ''Wilhelm'' ...

, 1840 * '' Panops''

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

, 1804 * '' Physegastrella'' Brunetti, 1926 * '' Pialea''

, 1840 * '' Psilodera''

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''in''

Griffith Griffith may refer to: People * Griffith (name) * Griffith (surname) * Griffith (given name) Places Antarctica * Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency * Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Ridge, ...

& Pidgeon, 1832 * '' Pterodontia''

''in''

& Pidgeon, 1832 * '' Pteropexus'' Macquart, 1846 * '' Rhysogaster'' Aldrich, 1927 * '' Stenopialea'' Speiser, 1920

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Life
Acroceridae Brachycera subfamilies Taxa named by Ignaz Rudolph Schiner {{Nemestrinoidea-stub