Stylospania

Stylospania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Tabanomorpha
Superfamily: Rhagionoidea
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Rhagioninae
Genus: Stylospania
Frey, 1954
Type species
Stylospania lancifera
Frey, 1954
Species

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Stylospania is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. The genus is based on one single male specimen collected from Samar in the Philippines. It bears most of the features found in Chrysopilus, but with its stylate flagellum. The female of the genus is completely unknown. Stylospania lancifera is a delicate little fly of 4.5 mm.

Species

  • S. lancifera Frey, 1954

References

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