''Desmomyia'' is a genus of snipe flies of the family

Rhagionidae 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. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies ...

. They have the antennal scape elongated, longer than the

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, and the male hind first

tarsomere The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments (called podomeres) are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: ''coxa'' (meaning hip, : ...

enlarged. ''Desmomyia'' are mid-sized flies of about 5 to 7 mm and of grey, black, or brownish colour and the legs have some yellow or dark brown to black.

Species

*'' D. sinensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 -

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*'' D. thereviformis'' Brunetti, 1912 -

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5264647 Rhagionidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Enrico Adelelmo Brunetti Diptera of Asia