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Rhagio
Rhagio mystaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Rhagioninae
Genus: Rhagio
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Musca scolopacea
Species

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Synonyms

Rhagio is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on trees trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other rhagionids by the open anal cell on the wings and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista.[1]

Species

Rhagio lineola
Rhagio notatus, female
Rhagio scolopaceus
Rhagio sp.
Rhagio tringarius, male
Rhagio vitripennis

See also

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Yang, D., et al. (1997). The Rhagionidae of China (Diptera).[permanent dead link] South Pacific Study 17(2) 113-262.
  3. ^ a b c Nagatomi, A. and H. Nagatomi. (1990). Three new Rhagio from the Ryukyus (Iriomote I.) and Borneo (Diptera, Rhagionidae). South Pacific Study 11(1), 37-49.