''Symphoromyia crassicornis '' is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family
Rhagionidae
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
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This species is present in most of
Europe
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Description
''Symphoromyia crassicornis '' is 8 mm. long, and robust. The first antennal segment is strongly swollen in both sexes, bigger than second and third segments together, and very hairy,
especially in the male. The palpi are slightly swollen. The eyes of males touch
for a short distance, and the upper facets are greatly enlarged. The frons of the female
is broader.
Biology
The larvae are found in damp soil underneath plants and under mosses.
References
External links
Fauna Europaea
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Rhagionidae
Insects described in 1806
Brachyceran flies of Europe