Sphicosa

Sphicosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Empididae
Subfamily:	Empidinae
Genus:	Sphicosa ; Philippi, 1865
Type species
	Sphicosa nigra ; Philippi, 1865

Last updated February 06, 2026

Sphicosa is a genus of flies in the family Empididae.

Species

S. albipennis Smith, 1962^[2]
S. coriacea (Bigot, 1889)^[3]
S. globosa Smith, 1962^[2]
S. lecta Collin, 1933^[4]
S. longirostris Smith, 1962^[2]
S. nigra Philippi, 1865^[1]
S. plaumanni Smith, 1962^[2]
S. setipalpis Smith, 1962^[2]
S. uniseta Smith, 1962^[2]

References

1 2 3 Philippi, Rodolfo Amando (1865). "Aufzahlung der chilenischen Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Zool.-Botan. Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 595–782. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1962). "Studies on the Brazilian Empididae (Diptera)". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 114: 195–266.
↑ Bigot, Jacques Marie François (1889). "Dipteres nouveaux ou peu connus. 34e partie, XLII: Empidi". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 9 (6): 111–134. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
↑ Collin, James Edward (1933). "Empididae". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile . 4: viii + 334.

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[Philippi1865-1] 1 2 3 Philippi, Rodolfo Amando (1865). "Aufzahlung der chilenischen Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Zool.-Botan. Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 595–782. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[Smith1962-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith, Kenneth G. V. (1962). "Studies on the Brazilian Empididae (Diptera)". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 114: 195–266.

[Bigot1889-3] Bigot, Jacques Marie François (1889). "Dipteres nouveaux ou peu connus. 34e partie, XLII: Empidi". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 9 (6): 111–134. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[Collin1933-4] Collin, James Edward (1933). "Empididae". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile . 4: viii + 334.

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