Rhagio

Rhagio
Rhagio mystaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Tabanomorpha
Superfamily: Tabanoidea
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Rhagioninae
Genus: Rhagio
Fabricius, 1775
Type species
Musca scolopacea
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms

Rhagio is, worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other Rhagionids by having and open anal cell on the wings, and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista.[1]

Contents

Species

External links

See also

List of soldierflies and allies recorded in Britain

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, A. and 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 1899935045.