Rhagio
Encyclopedia
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
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory
Predation
In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator feeds on its prey . Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation always results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorption of the prey's tissue through consumption...
snipe flies
Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies containing 21 genera.-Description:Rhagionidae are medium-sized or 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...
. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other Rhagionids
Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies containing 21 genera.-Description:Rhagionidae are medium-sized or 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...
by having and open anal cell on the wings, and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista
Arista (biology)
In insect anatomy the arista is a simple or variously modified apical or subapical bristle, arising from the third antennal segment. It is the evolutionary remains of antennal segments, and may sometimes show signs of segmentation...
.
Species
- R. albicornis (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - R. albipilosus BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. albus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. algericus (BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1906) - R. alumnus WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1852 - R. amurensis Makarkin, 1992
- R. annulatus (De GeerCharles De GeerBaron Charles de Geer was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist.- Life :...
, 1776) - Wood snipefly - R. apiciflavus Yang & Yang, 1991
- R. apicipennis (BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo Brunetti was a British musician and entomologist.Brunetti's mother was English and his father of Italian origin was a confectioner and importer of wines who ran a restaurant in South Kensington. A musician by profession, Brunetti was a composer for orchestra and piano...
, 1909) - R. arcuatus (de Meijere, 1911)
- R. ardea FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1794 - R. asticta Yang & Yang, 1994
- R. balcanicus (Strobl, 1902)
- R. basiflavus Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. basimaculatus Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. beckeri LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1923 - R. biroi SziládyZoltán SziládyZoltán Szilády was a Hungarian museologist, entomologist and university lecturer. He specialised in Diptera.-Biography:See under Diptera Collection.-Works:Partial List...
, 1934 - R. bisectus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. bitaeniatus (BellardiLuigi BellardiLuigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin...
, 1862) - R. brunneipennis Leonard, 1930
- R. calcaratus Statz, 1940
- R. californicus Leonard, 1930
- R. cavannae (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1898) - R. centrimaculatus Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. chillcotti James, 1965
- R. choui Yang & Yang, 1997
- R. chrysopilaeformis (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1898) - R. chrysostigma (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1857) - R. cinerascens (von Röder, 1884)
- R. cinereus (BellardiLuigi BellardiLuigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin...
, 1861) - R. cingulatus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1856) - R. conspicuus MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1804 - R. corsicanus BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1910 - R. costalis MatsumuraShonen Matsumurawas a Japanese entomologist .Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shonen Matsumura established Japan’s first course on entomology at Hokkaido University .The courses were both applied and theoretical...
, 1911 - R. costatus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1826) - R. costimaculata MatsumuraShonen Matsumurawas a Japanese entomologist .Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shonen Matsumura established Japan’s first course on entomology at Hokkaido University .The courses were both applied and theoretical...
, 1916 - R. dichromaticus Chillcott, 1965
- R. difficilis BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. dimidiatus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1863) - R. discoidalis (BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo Brunetti was a British musician and entomologist.Brunetti's mother was English and his father of Italian origin was a confectioner and importer of wines who ran a restaurant in South Kensington. A musician by profession, Brunetti was a composer for orchestra and piano...
, 1912) - R. elenae Soboleva, 1991
- R. ephippium (ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1842) - R. filius (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1848) - R. flavicornis (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1826) - R. flavimedia (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1898) - R. floridensis Chillcott, 1965
- R. formosus BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1912 - R. freyae LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1923 - R. funebris MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1820 - R. fuscipennis (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1820) - R. gansuensis Yang & Yang, 1997
- R. gracilis (Johnson, 1912)
- R. graeculus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869) - R. grandis SziládyZoltán SziládyZoltán Szilády was a Hungarian museologist, entomologist and university lecturer. He specialised in Diptera.-Biography:See under Diptera Collection.-Works:Partial List...
, 1934 - R. guadarramensis Czerny & Strobl, 1909
- R. guangxiensis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. guizhouensis Yang & Yang, 1992
- R. hainanensis Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. hangzhouensis Yang & Yang, 1989
- R. huashanensis Yang & Yang, 1997
- R. idaeus BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1908 - R. immaculatus (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1804) - R. incisus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1872) - R. insularis BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. iriomotensis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990
- R. itoi Nagatomi, 1952
- R. japonicus MatsumuraShonen Matsumurawas a Japanese entomologist .Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shonen Matsumura established Japan’s first course on entomology at Hokkaido University .The courses were both applied and theoretical...
, 1916 - R. javanus LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1925 - R. jinxiuensis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. karafutonis MatsumuraShonen Matsumurawas a Japanese entomologist .Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shonen Matsumura established Japan’s first course on entomology at Hokkaido University .The courses were both applied and theoretical...
, 1916 - R. latipennis (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1856) - R. libanonicus SziládyZoltán SziládyZoltán Szilády was a Hungarian museologist, entomologist and university lecturer. He specialised in Diptera.-Biography:See under Diptera Collection.-Works:Partial List...
, 1934 - R. lineola FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1794 - Small fleck-winged snipefly - R. longshengensis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. longzhouensis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. luteus Soboleva, 1984
- R. lutifaciatus Okada, 1941
- R. maculatus (De GeerCharles De GeerBaron Charles de Geer was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist.- Life :...
, 1776) - R. maculifer (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1887) - R. maculipennis (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1854) - R. maolanus Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. matsumurae LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1923 - R. medeae Iacob, 1971
- R. meridionalis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. miyonis Nagatomi, 1952
- R. mongolicus LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1923 - R. montanus BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. montivagus EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1919 - R. morulus Nagatomi, 1971
- R. mystaceus (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1840) - Common snipe fly - R. naganensis Nagatomi, 1952
- R. nagatomii Yang & Yang, 1997
- R. niger (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820)
- R. notatus (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1820) - Large fleck-winged snipefl - R. ochraceus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1862) - R. olgae Soboleva, 1991
- R. olsufjevi Soboleva, 1989
- R. orestes Chillcott, 1965
- R. pallidipennis BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. pallidistigma (de Meijere, 1924)
- R. perdicaceus FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1954 - R. petrovae Soboleva, 1989
- R. philippinensis FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1954 - R. pilosus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. plumbeus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - R. poecilopterus BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1908 - R. politaeniatus (BellardiLuigi BellardiLuigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin...
, 1862) - R. pollinosus Leonard, 1930
- R. pseudasticta Yang & Yang, 1994
- R. puellaris Nagatomi, 1971
- R. pullata (CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1898) - R. punctipennis (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - R. rolandi BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. rondanii BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1908 - R. sabahensis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990
- R. sardous SziládyZoltán SziládyZoltán Szilády was a Hungarian museologist, entomologist and university lecturer. He specialised in Diptera.-Biography:See under Diptera Collection.-Works:Partial List...
, 1934 - R. scapulifer (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1887 - R. schmidti LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1931 - R. scolopaceusRhagio scolopaceusRhagio scolopaceus is a species of flies from the family Rhagionidae. It is also known as the downlooker snipefly. It is the type species of the genus Rhagio....
(LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
- Downlooker snipefly - R. separatus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. shaanxiensis Yang & Yang, 1997
- R. shennonganus Yang & Yang, 1991
- R. shimai Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990
- R. shirakii SziládyZoltán SziládyZoltán Szilády was a Hungarian museologist, entomologist and university lecturer. He specialised in Diptera.-Biography:See under Diptera Collection.-Works:Partial List...
, 1934 - R. sikisimanus Nagatomi, 1972
- R. simushirus Soboleva, 1989
- R. sinensis Yang & Yang, 1993
- R. singularis Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. pilosus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1865 - R. stigmosus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. strigosus (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1804 - Yellow downlooker snipefly - R. subpilosus (BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1892 - R. taorminae BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. terminalis (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1861 - R. tessella (Motschulsky, 1889
- R. tipuliformis FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1794 - R. tonsa (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869 - R. triangulata (BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo BrunettiEnrico Adelelmo Brunetti was a British musician and entomologist.Brunetti's mother was English and his father of Italian origin was a confectioner and importer of wines who ran a restaurant in South Kensington. A musician by profession, Brunetti was a composer for orchestra and piano...
, 1920 - R. tringarius (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758Systema NaturaeThe book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
- Marsh snipefly - R. tristis (SchummelTheodor Emil SchummelTheodor Emil Schummel was a German entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schummel was a private tutor in Breslau...
, 1837 - R. tuberculatus Yang, Yang, and Nagatomi, 1997
- R. turcicus LindnerErwin LindnerErwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
, 1930 - R. venetianus BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1921 - R. vermileonoides FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1954 - R. vertebratus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - R. vitripennis (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1820 - R. yasumatsui Nagatomi, 1972
- R. zhejiangensis Yang & Yang, 1989