Rhagio scolopaceus
(Redirected from Downlooker snipeflies)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Genus: | Rhagio |
| Species: | R. scolopaceus
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Rhagio scolopaceus is thought to be the most common species of fly from the family Rhagionidae, with key identification markers being the presence of dark spots or bands on the wings and the elongation of the third (final) antennal segment. Notable sexually dimorphic features exhibited are seen with the females having a broader frons, as well as clearly separate (dichoptic) compound eyes in contrast to the nearly conjoined (holoptic) eyes of the males.[1] It is also known as the downlooker snipefly.[2] It is the type species of the genus Rhagio.
References
[edit]- ^ Zeegers, T.; Álvarez Fidalgo, P. (2018). "Review of the scolopaceus-group of Rhagio Fabricius, 1775 with the description of a new species from the Iberian Peninsula (Diptera: Rhagionidae)". BV news Publicaciones Científicas. 7 (96): 91–123. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1250056.
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 1–528. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
External links
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