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Snipe Fly
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies and stilt-like legs. The mouthparts are adapted for piercing and many species are haematophagous as adults, while others are predatory on other insects. They are typically brown and yellow flies, and lack bristles. The larvae are also predatory and are mostly terrestrial, although some are aquatic.Watson & Dallwitz Snipe flies in the genus ''Rhagio'' are sometimes called "down-looker" flies after their habit of perching head-downward on tree trunks. Classification The family is contained in Brachycera infraorder Tabanomorpha, and several of its constituent groups have been recently elevated to family rank. ''Atherix'' (and related genera) now comprise the Athericidae, ''Vermileo'' (and related genera) now comprise the Vermileonidae, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagio Scolopaceus
''Rhagio scolopaceus'' is a species of fly from the family Rhagionidae. It is also known as the downlooker snipefly. It is the type species of the genus ''Rhagio ''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 tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. Th ...''. References External links BioLib Rhagionidae Brachyceran flies of Europe Flies described in 1758 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagio Mystaceus
''Rhagio mystaceus'', also known as the down-looker fly, downlooker snipefly and common snipe fly, is a species of fly from the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... Rhagionidae. Description ''Rhagio mystaceus'' has an overall dark colour, with males growing to 7–9 mm, and females reaching 6–8 mm. The thorax has three dark dorsal stripes. Normally, the center stripe has a very thin, pale line running down the middle. On the abdomen, there are yellowish rings at the posterior of the segments. However, the basal segment on some specimens are mostly yellowish and have a black dorsal and lateral spot. The wing are patterned with dark tips. References External links * Images Rhagionidae Diptera of North America Insects described in 1840 Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrocerinae
''Arthroceras'' is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. ''Arthroceras'' are mid-sized to large , black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres. Within Rhagonidae, the genus is sometimes(?) placed in the subfamily Arthrocerinae, in which it is the only genus. Species *'' A. fulvicorne'' Nagatomi, 1966 – Neotropic **''A. fulvicorne nigricapite'' Nagatomi, 1966 **''A. fulvicorne subsolanum'' Nagatomi, 1966 *'' A. subaquilum'' Nagatomi, 1966 – Neotropic *'' A. gadi'' ( Paramonov, 1929) – Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ... *'' A. japonicum'' Nagatomi, 1954 – Palearctic *'' A. leptis'' ( Osten Sacken, 1878) – Neotropic *'' A. pollinosum'' Williston, 1886 – Neotropic *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snipe Fly In Wait
A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill, eyes placed high on the head, and cryptic/camouflaging plumage. The ''Gallinago'' snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the ''Lymnocryptes'' snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the ''Coenocorypha'' snipes are found only in the outlying islands of New Zealand. The four species of painted snipe are not closely related to the typical snipes, and are placed in their own family, the Rostratulidae. Behaviour Snipes search for invertebrates in the mud with a "sewing-machine" action of their long bills. The sensitivity of the bill is caused by filaments belonging to the fifth pair of nerves, which run almost to the tip and open immediately under the soft cuticle in a series of cells; a similar adaptation is found in sandpipers; this adaptation give this portion of the surface of the premaxillaries a honeycomb-like appearance: wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolbomyiidae
''Bolbomyia'' is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Bolbomyiidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae.Kerr, P.H. 2010: Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)''Zootaxa'' 2592: 1–133. They are a small 2 to 3.5 mm, brown or black in color, with lightly infuscate (darkened) wings. They are restricted to the north temperate region of North America and Russian Far East (Kamchatka). Species *†'' B. loewi'' Meunier, 1902 - fossil Baltic *'' B. melanderi'' Chillcott, 1963 - Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ... *'' B. nana'' Loew, 1862 - Nearctic *'' B. wuorentausi'' ( Szilády, 1934) - Russia References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4939015 Rhagionoidea Brachycera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroleptidae
''Austroleptis'' is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Austroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. They are small to moderately sized flies of around 3 to 7.7 mm. The family Austroleptidae was originally created by Nagatomi (1982) as "Austroleptinae", a subfamily of Rhagionidae. It was later proposed that it be raised to family rank by Stuckenburg (2001). Species *''Austroleptis atrata'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis atriceps'' Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis breviflagella'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis camposgerais'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2020 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis collessi'' Paramonov, 1962 – Australasia *''Austroleptis fulviceps'' Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis longirostris'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2018 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis multimaculata'' Hardy, 1920 – Australasia *''Austroleptis papaveroi'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolbomyia
''Bolbomyia'' is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Bolbomyiidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae.Kerr, P.H. 2010: Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)''Zootaxa'' 2592: 1–133. They are a small 2 to 3.5 mm, brown or black in color, with lightly infuscate (darkened) wings. They are restricted to the north temperate region of North America and Russian Far East (Kamchatka). Species *†'' B. loewi'' Meunier, 1902 - fossil Baltic *'' B. melanderi'' Chillcott, 1963 - Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ... *'' B. nana'' Loew, 1862 - Nearctic *'' B. wuorentausi'' ( Szilády, 1934) - Russia References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4939015 Rhagionoidea Brachycera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroleptis
''Austroleptis'' is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Austroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. They are small to moderately sized flies of around 3 to 7.7 mm. The family Austroleptidae was originally created by Nagatomi (1982) as "Austroleptinae", a subfamily of Rhagionidae. It was later proposed that it be raised to family rank by Stuckenburg (2001). Species *''Austroleptis atrata'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis atriceps'' Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis breviflagella'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis camposgerais'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2020 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis collessi'' Paramonov, 1962 – Australasia *''Austroleptis fulviceps'' Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis longirostris'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2018 – Neotropic *''Austroleptis multimaculata'' Hardy, 1920 – Australasia *''Austroleptis papaveroi'' Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermileonidae
The Brachyceran family Vermileonidae (the sole family in the infraorder Vermileonomorpha) is a small family of uncertain affinities and unusual biology. It includes fewer than 80 described species, most of them rare and with restricted distribution, in 10 genera. Historically the vermileonids had been regarded as belonging to the family Rhagionidae, possibly in a subfamily Vermileoninae. Their biology and morphology are so markedly distinct from the main Rhagionidae ''sensu stricto'' however, that the placement as a separate family has been widely accepted. Adult The adults are slender, fragile, long-legged flies, vaguely reminiscent of small crane flies. The adults generally visit flowers for nectar, but adults of some species may not feed at all. The mouthparts of the adult are hypognathous, used mainly for extracting nectar from flowers, long, and straight. This might have something to do with the common name "snipe-fly" for the family Rhagionidae, but it would be misleading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermileo
''Vermileo'' is a genus of wormlions in the family Vermileonidae. Species *'' Vermileo ater'' Stuckenberg, 1965 *'' Vermileo cylindraceus'' (Costa, 1844) *'' Vermileo comstocki'' Wheeler, 1918 (sierra wormlion) *'' Vermileo dowi'' Wheeler, 1931 *'' Vermileo fascipennis'' ( Williston, 1895) *'' Vermileo immaculatus'' Carles-tolrá & Cuesta-Seguro, 2020 *'' Vermileo nigriventris'' Strobl, 1906 *'' Vermileo niloticus'' Edwards, 1935 *'' Vermileo opacus'' ( Coquillett, 1904) *'' Vermileo tibialis'' (Walker, 1852) *'' Vermileo vermileo'' (Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...) *'' Vermileo willetti'' Leon, 1938 References Diptera of North America Diptera of Africa Brachycera genera {{brachycera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athericidae
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide. Ecology The adults mostly feed on nectar but some species feed on mammal blood. Hematophagy has been demonstrated in adult ''Suragina'' and ''Suraginella'' and is suspected in other genera. Larvae do not feed in the first instar; after first molting, they become predatory. Larvae typically prey on invertebrates or are saprophagous. The larvae have distinctive morphology. Their head capsule is well developed dorsally, and they have long abdominal prolegs with crocheted hooks. These structures help the larvae move without being washed away in their preferred larval habitat, fast-flowing montane streams and torrents. The larvae are predators of other aquatic invertebrates such as caddisflies. Adults have stou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atherix
''Atherix'' is a genus of 'ibis flies' belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to the Rhagionidae (snipe flies). Species within this genus are present in most of Europe and also in the Nearctic realm. Species *'' Atherix alagezica'' Paramonov, 1926 *'' Atherix amicorum'' (Thomas, 1985) *'' Atherix apfelbecki'' Strobl, 1902 *'' Atherix aurichalcea'' Becker, 1921 *'' Atherix basilica'' Nagatomi, 1958 *'' Atherix chrysopiliformis'' Lindner, 1924 *'' Atherix dalmatica'' ( Szilády, 1934) *'' Atherix dispar'' Bezzi, 1909 *'' Atherix erythraspis'' Bezzi, 1909 *'' Atherix flavipes'' ( Fabricius, 1781) *'' Atherix ibis'' ( Fabricius, 1798) *'' Atherix ignota'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Atherix lantha'' Webb, 1977 *'' Atherix lugubris'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Atherix marginata'' ( Fabricius, 1781) *'' Atherix maroccana'' Séguy, 1930 *'' Atherix neotropica'' Lindner, 1924 *'' Atherix nicolae'' Thomas, 1993 *'' Atherix pachypus'' Bigot, 1887 *'' Atherix picta'' Loew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
