''Richardia'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

in the family

Richardiidae The Richardiidae are a family of Diptera in the superfamily Tephritoidea. This small family consists of just over 30 genera and 175 species. Almost all species are neotropical. Generally, the biology of the richardiids is little known. Some of ...

. It was first described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoid in 1830. It occurs from Mexico to Central and South America.

Description

The genus includes species with strongly enlarged heads (hypercephalism) and "eyestalks" (eyes inserted in the lateral projection of the head) such as the males '' R. telescopica'' and '' R. stylops''. Stalk-eyed flies in family

Diopsidae Stalk-eyed flies are insects of the fly family Diopsidae. The family is distinguished from most other flies by most members of the family possessing "eyestalks": projections from the sides of the head with the eyes at the end. Some fly species fr ...

have their antennae located on the stalk, rather than in the middle of the head as in Richardiidae.

Taxonomy

The ''Richardia'' genus comprises the following species: * ''Richardia advena'' * ''Richardia analis'' Hendel, 1911 * ''Richardia annulata'' (Macquart, 1835 * ''Richardia calcarata'' Hendel, 1912 * ''Richardia centraliamericana'' Hennig, 1937 * ''Richardia concinna'' Wulp, 1899 * ''Richardia eburneosignata'' Hennig, 1937 * ''Richardia elegans'' Wulp, 1899 * ''Richardia flavipes'' Schiner, 1868 * ''Richardia hendeliana'' Enderlein, 1913 * ''Richardia infestans'' Enderlein, 1912 * ''Richardia laeta'' Walker, 1853 * ''Richardia laterina'' Rondani, 1848 * ''Richardia latibrachium'' Enderlein, 1912 * ''Richardia lichtwardti'' Hendel, 1911 * ''Richardia numerifera'' Speiser, 1911 * ''Richardia pectinata'' Hendel, 1912 * ''Richardia podagrica'' Fabricius, 1805 * ''Richardia proxima'' Schiner, 1868 * ''Richardia saltatoria'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 * ''Richardia schnusei'' Hendel, 1911 * ''Richardia stylops'' Hennig, 1938 * ''Richardia teevani'' Curran, 1934 * ''Richardia telescopica'' Gerstaecker, 1860 * ''Richardia tephritina'' Enderlein, 191 * ''Richardia tuberculata'' Hendel, 1911 * ''Richardia undulata'' Hennig, 1937 * ''Richardia unifasciata'' Rondani, 1848 * ''Richardia unimaculata'' Hendel, 1911 * ''Richardia viridiventris'' Wulp, 1899

References

Tephritoidea genera Tephritoidea {{Tephritoidea-stub