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Checklist for Family Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 (Snipe flies)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
2306
11234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
91
1547
6940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Stratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
4
52
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Stratiomyoidea
Hendel, 1928
4
52
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhagionidae
Latreille, 1802
Snipe flies, Snipe fly
8
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
8 Genera with 39 Species
Bolbomyia Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 196210SpeciesTaxom
Ptiolina Staeger, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Ptiolinites Kovalev, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1820Down-looker18SpeciesTaxom
Simulidium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Spania Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Symphoromyia Frauenfeld, 1887Rocky Mountain Bite Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
39 Species
Bolbomyia nana Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Chrysopilus anglicus Cockerell, 1921
Chrysopilus asiliformis Preyssler, 1791Little snipefly
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus Loew, 1840Silver-banded snipefly
Chrysopilus imitator Paramonov, 1962
Chrysopilus jamaicensis Johnson, 1894
Chrysopilus laetus Zetterstedt, 1842Tree snipefly
Chrysopilus proximus Walker, 1848
Chrysopilus stigmaticus Cockerell, 1921
Chrysopilus tonnoiri Paramonov, 1962
Ptiolina atra Staeger, 1842
Ptiolina nigra (Zetterstedt, 1842)⇒ Ptiolina obscura Fallen, 1814
Ptiolina obscura Fallen, 1814Black-fringe moss-snipefly
Ptiolinites heidiae M. B. Mostovski, 2000
Ptiolinites raypearcei M. B. Mostovski, 2000
Rhagio annulatus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Rhagio maculatus De Geer, 1776
Rhagio caelebs Harris, 1776
Rhagio derelictus Harris, 1776
Rhagio gracilis Johnson, 1912
Rhagio inutilis Walker, 1848
Rhagio lineola Fabricius, 1794Small Fleck-winged Snipe Fly
Rhagio maculatus De Geer, 1776
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Rhagio notatus Meigen, 1820Large fleck-winged snipefly
Rhagio plumbeus Say, 1823
Rhagio punctipennis Say, 1823Lesser Variegated Snipe Fly
Rhagio scolopacea Linnaeus, 1758Downlooker Snipefly
Rhagio scolopaceus Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Rhagio strigosus Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Rhagio triangulata Brunetti, 1920
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Simulidium priscum J. O. Westwood, 1854
Spania nigra Meigen, 1830Liverwort snipefly
Symphoromyia (Paraphoromyia) crassicornis Panzer, 1806Crassicornis
Symphoromyia (Paraphoromyia) immaculata Meigen, 1804Immaculata
Symphoromyia fulvipes Bigot, 1887

Subnodes of Rhagionidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyChrysopilinae
Bezzi, 1903
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhagioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpaniinae
Nagatomi, 1982
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Rhagionidae (Latreille 1802)
Rhagionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Rhagionidae at artfakta.se
Rhagionidae at dyntaxa.se
Rhagionidae at gbif.org
Rhagionidae at irmng.org
Rhagionidae at itis.gov