Rhaphium

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Rhaphium
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Rhaphium sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Rhaphiinae
Genus: Rhaphium
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Rhaphium macrocerum
Meigen, 1824
Synonyms

Rhaphium is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the largest genus within the subfamily Rhaphiinae, with over 200 species currently known. [2]

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Etymology

The generic name Rhaphium is derived from the Ancient Greek word ῥάφιον (rháphion, "a small needle"), referring to the shape of the antennae. [3]

Species

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References

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  10. 1 2 Negrobov, O.P.; Grichanov, I.Ya.; Selivanova, O.V. (2013). "Palearctic species of the Rhaphium albifrons group (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal . 12 (6): 601–606.
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  13. 1 2 Qilemoge; Lin, Chen; Qi, Peifeng; Li, Deming; Yang, Ding (2020). "Two new species of Rhaphium from Qinghai Province, China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Rhaphiinae)". ZooKeys (931): 73–94. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.931.49671 . PMC   7205839 . PMID   32405242.
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