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.
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe.
Rhagio is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other rhagionids by the open anal cell on the wings and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista.
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Baccha is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. They are typically moderate sized with wasp-like bodies. Their larvae are predatory, often on aphids.
Sciapus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There are about 82 described species in Sciapus.
Austroleptis is a genus of snipe flies, 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.
Chrysopilus asiliformis, the little snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly.
Odontomyia tigrina, also called the black colonel, is a European species of soldier fly.
Oplodontha is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Oplodontha viridula, the common green colonel, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris chalybata, the murky-legged black legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Rhagioninae is a worldwide subfamily of predatory snipe flies.
Atherix is a genus of 'ibis flies' belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to the Rhagionidae. Species within this genus are present in most of Europe and also in the Nearctic realm.
Chrysopilus tomentosus is a species of snipe flies in the family Rhagionidae.
Chrysopilus thoracicus, the golden-backed snipe fly, is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.
Chrysopilus proximus is a species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.
Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.
Chrysopilus laetus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.
Silvius abdominalis is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
