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Austroleptis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Brachycera

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Infraorder
  
Tabanomorpha

Similar
  
Neurochaetidae, Evocoa, Apsilocephalidae, Cypselosomatidae, Syringogaster

Austroleptis is a genus of snipe fly, and the sole genus in the family Austroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. They are small to moderately sized flies of around 3 to 7.7 mm.

Species

  • A. atrata Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 - Neotropic
  • A. atriceps Malloch, 1932 - Neotropic
  • A. breviflagella Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 - Neotropic
  • A. collessi Paramonov, 1962 - Australasia
  • A. fulviceps Malloch, 1932 - Neotropic
  • A. multimaculata Hardy, 1920 - Australasia
  • A. penai Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 - Neotropic
  • A. rhyphoides Hardy, 1920 - Australasia

    • References

    Austroleptis Wikipedia
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