What is "homaloptera"

Pupipara \Pu*pip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See Pupiparous.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and other parasites. Called also Homaloptera.

Homaloptera is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family.