Commoptera

Commoptera is a genus of flies in the family Phoridae.

Commoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Phoridae
Subfamily:	Metopininae
Tribe:	Metopinini
Genus:	Commoptera Brues, 1901[1]
Type species
Commoptera solenopsidis Brues, 1901[1]

Species

• C. affinis Borgmeier, 1928[2]
• C. coeci Borgmeier, 1971[3]
• C. ecitonis Borgmeier, 1926[4]
• C. pygmaea Borgmeier, 1928[2]
• C. setiventris Borgmeier, 1971[3]
• C. solenopsidis Brues, 1901[1]

References

1. Brues, C.T. (1901). "wo new myrmecophilous genera of aberrant Phoridae from Texas". American Naturalist. 35: 337–356.
2. Borgmeier, Thomas (1928). "Nota previa sobre alguns phorideos que parasitam formigas cortadeiras dos generos Atta e AcroPmyrmex". Bol. Biol. Lab. arasit. Fac. Med. S. Paulo. 1928: 119–126.
3. Borgmeier, T. (1971). "Further studies on phorid flies, mainly of the Neotropical Region (Diptera, Phoridae)". Studia Entomologica. 14: 1–172.
4. Borgmeier, T. (1962). "Cinco especies novas do genero Pseudacteon Coquillett". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 52: 27–30.