Chrysopilus

Genus of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
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Chrysopilus
Chrysopilus thoracicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Chrysopilinae
Genus: Chrysopilus
Macquart, 1826[1]
Type species
Rhagio diadema
Species

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Synonyms

Chrysopila Macquart, 1826[1] Solomomyia Nagatomi, 1982[3]

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Chrysopilus splendidus
Chrysopilus cristatus male on Rumex sp. (video, 2m 15s)
Chrysopilus quadratus

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