Curranops

Harriot, 1942

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Curranops is a of picture-winged flies in the Ulidiidae, established by Harriot in 1942. The genus belongs to the diverse order Diptera, which includes true flies characterized by having a single pair of functional wings. As a member of Ulidiidae, Curranops is part of a family known for with patterned or marked wings. The genus has been documented through limited observations, with 26 records on iNaturalist.

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How to pronounce Curranops: /ˈkɜːrænɒps/

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Taxonomic History

The Curranops was described by Harriot in 1942. The etymology of the name honors the dipterist Charles Howard Tyler Curran (1894-1972), a prominent Canadian entomologist who worked extensively on flies, with the suffix '-ops' commonly used in dipteran .

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