Rhagio
| Rhagio | |
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| Rhagio mystaceus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rhagionoidea |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhagioninae |
| Genus: |
Rhagio Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
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Musca scolopacea Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Species | |
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Rhagio is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on trees trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other rhagionids by the open anal cell on the wings and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista.
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