''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a

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snipe flies 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 a ...

. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on

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, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodied flies from 4.5 to 9 mm and with a black, grey or gold

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, and the

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...

is coloured grey, black, or both black and yellow, black terminating with yellow, to completely yellow. The wings are

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or lightly infuscate.

Species

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Symphoromyia algens ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

'' Leonard, 1931 *''

Symphoromyia atripes ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

'' Bigot, 1887 *''

Symphoromyia barbata ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

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, 1915 *''

Symphoromyia cervivora ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

'' Turner & Chillcott, 1973 *''

Symphoromyia cinerea ''Symphoromyia cinerea'' is a species of snipe flies in 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 snip ...

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, 1903 *''

Symphoromyia clerci ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

'' Ngô-Muller & Nel, 2020 *''

Symphoromyia crassicornis ''Symphoromyia crassicornis '' is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae. This species is present in most of Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its ...

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, 1808) *''

Symphoromyia cruenta ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodie ...

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...

, 1894 *''

Symphoromyia currani ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodi ...

'' Leonard, 1931 *'' Symphoromyia evecta'' (Meunier, 1910) *'' Symphoromyia examinata'' (Meunier, 1910) *'' Symphoromyia exigua'' (Meunier, 1910) *'' Symphoromyia fulvipes'' Bigot, 1887 *''

Symphoromyia hirta ''Symphoromyia hirta'' is a species of snipe flies in 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. ...

, 1897 *''

Symphoromyia immaculata ''Symphoromyia immaculata '' is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in 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 th ...

'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Symphoromyia inconspicua'' Turner & Chillcott, 1973 *'' Symphoromyia incorrupta'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Symphoromyia inquisitor''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia johnsoni''

, 1894 *'' Symphoromyia kincaidi''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia limata''

, 1894 *'' Symphoromyia liupanshana'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Symphoromyia marginata'' Théobald, 1937 *'' Symphoromyia melaena'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Symphoromyia montana''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia nana'' Turner & Chillcott, 1973 *'' Symphoromyia nigripilosa'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Symphoromyia pachyceras'' Williston, 1886 *'' Symphoromyia pallipilosa'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Symphoromyia pilosa''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia plagens'' Williston, 1886 *'' Symphoromyia pleuralis'' Curran, 1930 *'' Symphoromyia plumbea''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia pullata''

, 1894 *'' Symphoromyia sackeni''

, 1915 *'' Symphoromyia securifera''

, 1904 *'' Symphoromyia sinensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Symphoromyia spitzeri'' Chvála, 1983 *'' Symphoromyia subtrita''

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, 1911 *'' Symphoromyia succini'' Paramonov, 1938 *'' Symphoromyia tertiarica'' Paramonov, 1938 *'' Symphoromyia trivittata'' Bigot, 1887 *''

Symphoromyia trucis ''Symphoromyia'' (meaning bane/blight fly in Greek) is a genus of predatory snipe flies. Unusually for Rhagionids, some species of ''Symphoromyia'' are known to feed on mammal blood, including human blood. ''Symphoromyia'' species are stout bodi ...

, 1894 *'' Symphoromyia truncata'' Turner, 1973 *'' Symphoromyia varicornis'' ( Loew, 1872)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7661707 Rhagionidae Brachycera genera Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Diptera of Europe Taxa named by Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld