| Vermipardus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Vermileonidae |
| Genus: | Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 1961 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Lampromyia intermedia Stuckenberg, 1961 [1] | |
Vermipardus is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae.
The Brachyceran family Vermileonidae is a small family of uncertain affinities and unusual biology. It includes fewer than 80 described species, most of them rare and with restricted distribution, in 10 genera. Historically the vermileonids had been regarded as belonging to the family Rhagionidae, possibly in a subfamily Vermileoninae. Their biology and morphology are so markedly distinct from the main Rhagionidae sensu stricto however, that the placement as a separate family has been widely accepted.
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.
The Lauxaniidae are a family of acalyptrate flies. They generally are small flies with large compound eyes that often are brightly coloured in life, sometimes with characteristic horizontal stripes, such as in Cestrotus species. Many species have variegated patterns on their wings, but in contrast they generally do not have variegated bodies, except for genera such as Cestrotus, whose camouflage mimics lichens or the texture of granitic rocks.
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.
Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
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.
Chaetostomella is a genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Arthroteles is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Species of Arthroteles are moderately sized, from 5 to 7.5 mm. They are gray to dark gray in colour. Their antenna bears seven to eight tapering flagellomeres, the first much larger than all others.
Atherimorpha is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae.
Schizella is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. They are delicate flies from 3.7 to 6.3 mm, with long, thin legs, and the thorax is brown to orange-brown with blue, purple, or golden-coloured setae.
Rhagioninae is a worldwide subfamily of predatory snipe flies.
Vermileo is a genus of wormlions in the family Vermileonidae.
Alhajarmyia is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae.
Namaquamyia is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae, containing a single species, Namaquamyia manselli.
Vermilynx is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae.
Leptynoma is a genus of wormlions in the family Vermileonidae.
Lampromyia is a genus of wormlion in the family Vermileonidae.
Pachybates is a genus of flies in the family Athericidae.
Suragina is a genus of flies in the family Athericidae.
Afroleptomydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae.
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