Desmomyia

Desmomyia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Tabanomorpha
Superfamily: Tabanoidea
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Rhagioninae
Genus: Desmomyia
Brunetti, 1912
Type species
Desmomyia thereviformis
Brunetti, 1912
Species

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Desmomyia is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. They have the antennal scape elongated, longer than the pedicel, and the male hind first tarsomere enlarged. Desmomyia are mid-sized flies of about 5 to 7 mm and of grey, black, or brownish colour and the legs have some yellow or dark brown to black.

Species

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