Ceroptera

Ceroptera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sphaeroceridae
Subfamily: Limosininae
Genus: Ceroptera
Macquart, 1835
Type species
Borborus rufitarsis
Meigen, 1830
Synonyms
  • Pseudosphaerocera Strobl, 1902
  • Trichocypsela Villeneuve, 1916
  • Trychocypsela Vanschuytbroeck, 1951

Ceroptera is a genus of flies belonging to the family of the Lesser Dung flies.