Chrysopilus

Chrysopilus is common, worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. There are approximately 300 species in the genus, including fossil members that are sometimes found in amber.[1]

Chrysopilus
Chrysopilus thoracicus
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Rhagionoidea
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Chrysopilus

Macquart, 1826
Species

see text

Synonyms

Chrysopila Macquart, 1826

Chrysopilus splendidus

Species

See also

List of soldierflies and allies recorded in Britain

References

  1. Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
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