Platyopsis

Platyopsis is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[2] It contains a single species, Platyopsis maroccanus, from Morocco and Algeria. According to a cladistic analysis by Brooks (2005), the genus appears closely related to Stenopygium and Pelastoneurus.^[3]

Platyopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Dolichopodinae
Genus:	Platyopsis Parent, 1929[1]
Species:	P. maroccanus
Binomial name
Platyopsis maroccanus (Parent, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
Hercostomus maroccanus Parent, 1929