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Xylomyidae is a family of flies known commonly as the wood soldier flies. They are xylophagous and are associated with dead or dying wood.
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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.
Spania is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. Some authorities place this genus in the family Spaniidae Nagatomi, 1975, this move has not however yet gained much widespread acceptance.
Stratiomys singularior, the flecked general, is a Palearcticspecies of soldier fly.
Oxycera trilineata, the three-lined soldier, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly. Boldly marked in yellowish-green and black, it is found in a variety of wetlands, including pools, ditches, fens and swampy river margins. It is found in North European Russia up to Leningrad; Central Asia, Siberia. Western Europe, north up to southern Sweden.
Oxycera pygmaea, the pygmy soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
Oxycera pardalina, the hill soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
Oxycera nigricornis, the delicate soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.
Nemotelus uliginosus, the barred snout, is a Palearctic species of soldier fly.
Nemotelus notatus, the flecked snout, is a European species of soldier fly.
Beris clavipes, the scarce orange legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.
Symphoromyia crassicornis is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae.
Rhagio annulatus is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in the family Rhagionidae.
Rhagio notatus is a Palearctic 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.
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References
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
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