| Opetiidae | |
|---|---|
| Opetia nigra Meigen, 1830 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Aschiza |
| Superfamily: | Platypezoidea |
| Family: |
Opetiidae Chandler 1981 |
The Opetiidae or flat-footed flies are members of a family of flies of the Order Diptera. The family contains only four extant species in one genus, Opetia, and the remaining taxa are known only from fossils.
See [1]
Opetiidae was formerly in Platypezidae.