Platypeza Explained

Platypeza is a genus of flat-footed flies (insects in the family Platypezidae). There are at least 30 described species in Platypeza.

Species

These 32 species belong to the genus Platypeza:

• Platypeza alternata Kessel and Kessel, 1967

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• Platypeza anthrax Loew, 1869

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• Platypeza aterrima Walker, 1835

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• Platypeza banksi Johnson, 1923

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• Platypeza burmensis Chandler, 1994

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• Platypeza cinerea Snow, 1894

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• Platypeza coeruleoceps Matsumura, 1931

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• Platypeza consobrina Zetterstedt, 1844

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• Platypeza egregia Snow, 1894

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• Platypeza eoa Shatalkin, 1981

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• Platypeza fasciata Meigen, 1803
• Platypeza femina Kessel and Kessel, 1967

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• Platypeza gyrodroma Shatalkin, 1985

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• Platypeza hirticeps Verrall, 1901^[1]
• Platypeza inornata Loew, 1858

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• Platypeza lugens Loew, 1858

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• Platypeza malaisei Chandler, 1994

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• Platypeza melanostola Shatalkin, 1980

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• Platypeza mexicana Kessel and Kessel, 1966

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• Platypeza millironi Kessel, 1966

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• Platypeza nudifacies Shatalkin, 1980

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• Platypeza nudifascies Shatalkin, 1980

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• Platypeza obscura Loew, 1866

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• Platypeza pulla Snow, 1895

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• Platypeza rhodesiensis (Kessel, 1957)

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• Platypeza sauteri (Oldenberg, 1914)

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• Platypeza taeniata Snow, 1894

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• Platypeza tephrura Shatalkin, 1985

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• Platypeza thomasseti Brunnetti, 1929

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• Platypeza thomseni Shannon, 1927

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• Platypeza tucumana Shannon, 1927

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• Platypeza unicolor Snow, 1895

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. 1987. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.

Notes and References

1. Book: Verrall . G.H. . Platypezidae, Pipunculidae and Syrphidae of Great Britain. Vol. 8,In his British flies . 1901 . Gurney & Jackson . London . [i] + 691.