''Rhagio'' is a worldwide

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snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. They can be distinguished from other rhagionids by the open anal cell on the wings and the lack of a kidney-shaped arista. '' Furia ithacensis'' is a species of the pathogenic fungus in America that causes a fatal disease in flies, specifically snipe flies.

Species

*'' Rhagio acutatus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio albibarbis'' (

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, 1887) *'' Rhagio albicornis'' ( Say, 1823) *'' Rhagio albipilosus''

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, 1921 *''

Rhagio albus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio algericus'' (

, 1906) *'' Rhagio alumnus''

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, 1852 *''

Rhagio amurensis ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Makarkin, 1992 *''

Rhagio annulatus ''Rhagio annulatus '' is a Palearctic species of snipe fly in 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 ...

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, 1776) *''

Rhagio apiciflavus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Yang & Yang, 1991 *''

Rhagio apiciniger ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Yang, Zhu & Gao, 2005 *''

Rhagio apicipennis ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' ( Brunetti, 1909) *''

Rhagio arcuatus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' ( Meijere, 1911) *''

Rhagio astictus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Yang & Yang, 1994 *'' Rhagio aterrimus'' Zeegers & Álvarez, 2016 *'' Rhagio balcanicus'' (

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, 1902) *'' Rhagio basalis'' (

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, 1865) *'' Rhagio basiflavus'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio basimaculatus'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio basiniger'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio bawanglinganus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio beckeri'' Lindner, 1923 *†'' Rhagio bifurcatus'' (Meunier, 1902) *'' Rhagio biroi'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Rhagio bisectus'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio bitaeniatus'' ( Bellardi, 1862) *'' Rhagio brunneipennis'' Leonard, 1930 *'' Rhagio calcaratus'' Statz, 1940 *'' Rhagio californicus'' Leonard, 1930 *'' Rhagio capnopterus'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Rhagio cavannae'' ( Bezzi, 1898) *'' Rhagio centrimaculatus'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio chillcotti'' James, 1965 *'' Rhagio chonganus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio chongqinensis'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio choui'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio chrysopilaeformis'' ( Bezzi, 1898) *'' Rhagio chrysostigma'' ( Loew, 1857) *'' Rhagio cinerascens'' (Röder, 1884) *'' Rhagio cinereus'' (

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, 1842) *'' Rhagio cingulatus'' ( Loew, 1856) *'' Rhagio conspicuus'' Meigen, 1804 *'' Rhagio corsicanus''

, 1910 *'' Rhagio costalis'' Matsumura, 1911 *'' Rhagio costatus'' ( Loew, 1862) *''

Rhagio costimaculatus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Matsumura, 1916 *'' Rhagio crassitibia'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio dashahensis'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio dichromaticus'' Chillcott, 1965 *'' Rhagio difficilis''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio dimidiatus'' ( Loew, 1863) *'' Rhagio discoidalis'' ( Brunetti, 1912) *'' Rhagio dulonjianganus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio elenae'' Soboleva, 1991 *'' Rhagio expansus'' James, 1964 *†'' Rhagio expassus'' (Meunier, 1910) *†'' Rhagio exporrectus'' (Meunier, 1910) *†'' Rhagio expositus'' (Meunier, 1910) *†'' Rhagio exsanguis'' Meunier, 1910 *'' Rhagio fanjingshanus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *†'' Rhagio fascinatoris'' (Meunier, 1910) *'' Rhagio ferruginosus'' ssp. griseicollis Frey, 1954 *'' Rhagio ferus'' (Meunier, 1910) *'' Rhagio flavicornis'' ( Macquart, 1826) *'' Rhagio flavimarginatus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio flavimedius'' ( Coquillett, 1898) *'' Rhagio floralis''

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, 1804 *'' Rhagio floreus''

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, 1804 *'' Rhagio floridensis'' Chillcott, 1965 *'' Rhagio formosus'' Bezzi, 1912 *†'' Rhagio fossitius'' Melander, 1949 *'' Rhagio freyae'' Lindner, 1923 *''

Rhagio fuscus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of Predation, predatory Rhagionidae, snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are appro ...

'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Rhagio fuscipennis'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Rhagio gansuensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio gracilis'' (

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, 1912) *'' Rhagio graeculus'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Rhagio grandis'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Rhagio guadarramensis''

, 1909 *'' Rhagio guangxiensis'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio guizhouensis'' Yang & Yang, 1992 *'' Rhagio hainanensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio hangzhouensis'' Yang & Yang, 1989 *'' Rhagio henanensis'' Yang, Zhu & Gao, 2002 *'' Rhagio houae'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio huangi'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio huashanensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio hyaloptera'' ( Wiedemann, 1828) *'' Rhagio idaeus'' Bezzi, 1908 *'' Rhagio immaculatus'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Rhagio incisus'' ( Loew, 1872) *'' Rhagio insularis''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio inurbana'' ( Aldrich, 1915) *'' Rhagio inutilis''

, 1848 *'' Rhagio iriomotensis'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990 *'' Rhagio itoi'' Nagatomi, 1952 *'' Rhagio japonicus'' Matsumura, 1916 *'' Rhagio javanus'' Lindner, 1925 *'' Rhagio jinxiuensis'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio karafutonis'' Matsumura, 1916 *'' Rhagio korinchiensis'' Edwards, 1919 *'' Rhagio latifrons'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio latipennis'' ( Loew, 1856) *'' Rhagio libanonicus'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Rhagio lineola''

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, 1794 *'' Rhagio longshengensis'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio longzhouensis'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio lugens'' (

, 1865) *'' Rhagio luteus'' Soboleva, 1984 *'' Rhagio lutifaciatus'' Okada, 1941 *'' Rhagio maculatus'' (

, 1776) *'' Rhagio maculifer'' (

, 1887) *'' Rhagio maculipennis'' ( Loew, 1854) *'' Rhagio maolanus'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio matsumurae'' Lindner, 1923 *'' Rhagio medeae'' Iacob, 1971 *'' Rhagio meridionalis'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio miyonis'' Nagatomi, 1952 *'' Rhagio mongolicus'' Lindner, 1923 *'' Rhagio montanus''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio montivagus'' Edwards, 1919 *'' Rhagio morulus'' Nagatomi, 1971 *''

Rhagio mystaceus ''Rhagio mystaceus'', also known as the down-looker fly, downlooker snipefly and common snipe fly, is a species of fly from the family (biology), family Rhagionidae. Description ''Rhagio mystaceus'' has an overall dark colour, with males growing ...

'' ( Macquart, 1840) *'' Rhagio naganensis'' Nagatomi, 1952 *'' Rhagio nagatomii'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio napoensis'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio neimengensis'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *''

Rhagio niger ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of Predation, predatory Rhagionidae, snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are appro ...

'' ( Meigen & Wiedemann, 1820) *''

Rhagio nigratus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of Predation, predatory Rhagionidae, snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are appro ...

'' (

, 1865) *'' Rhagio nigrifemur'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio nigritibia'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio ningminganus'' Yang & Yang, 1993 *'' Rhagio notatus'' ( Meigen, 1820) *'' Rhagio ochraceus'' ( Loew, 1862) *'' Rhagio olgae'' Soboleva, 1991 *'' Rhagio olsufjevi'' Soboleva, 1989 *'' Rhagio orestes'' Chillcott, 1965 *'' Rhagio pallidipennis''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio pallidistigma'' ( Meijere, 1924) *'' Rhagio pallipilosus'' Yang, Zhu & Gao, 2005 *'' Rhagio palpalis'' (Adams, 1904) *'' Rhagio perdicaceus''

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, 1954 *'' Rhagio petrovae'' Soboleva, 1989 *'' Rhagio philippinensis''

, 1954 *'' Rhagio pilosus'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio plumbeus'' Say, 1823 *'' Rhagio poecilopterus'' Bezzi, 1908 *'' Rhagio politaeniatus'' ( Bellardi, 1862) *'' Rhagio pollinosus'' Leonard, 1930 *''

Rhagio pseudastictus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' Yang & Yang, 1994 *'' Rhagio puellaris'' Nagatomi, 1971 *'' Rhagio pullatus'' ( Coquillett, 1898) *'' Rhagio punctipennis'' ( Say, 1823) *'' Rhagio rolandi''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio rondanii'' Bezzi, 1908 *'' Rhagio sabahensis'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990 *†'' Rhagio samlandicus'' (Meunier, 1916) *'' Rhagio sardous'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Rhagio scapulifer'' (

, 1887) *'' Rhagio schmidti'' Lindner, 1931 *'' Rhagio scolopaceus'' (

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) *'' Rhagio separatus'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio shaanxiensis'' Yang & Yang, 1997 *'' Rhagio sheni'' Yang, Zhu & Gao, 2003 *'' Rhagio shennonganus'' Yang & Yang, 1991 *'' Rhagio shimai'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990 *'' Rhagio shiraki'' Szilády, 1934 *'' Rhagio sikisimanus'' Nagatomi, 1972 *'' Rhagio simushirus'' Soboleva, 1989 *'' Rhagio singularis'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio sinuatus'' Edwards, 1919 *'' Rhagio songae'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio sordidus'' ( Loew, 1862) *'' Rhagio stigmosus'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio strigosus'' Meigen, 1804 *''

Rhagio subannulatus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of Predation, predatory Rhagionidae, snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are appro ...

'' (

, 1865) *'' Rhagio subpilosus'' (

, 1892) *'' Rhagio taorminae''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio terminalis'' ( Loew, 1861) *'' Rhagio tipuliformis''

, 1794 *'' Rhagio tonsa'' ( Loew, 1869) *''

Rhagio triangulatus ''Rhagio'' is a worldwide genus of predatory snipe flies. Several species in this genus are referred to as downlooker or down-looker flies because they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position. There are approximately 170 species. T ...

'' ( Brunetti, 1920) *'' Rhagio tringarius'' (

) *'' Rhagio tuberculatus'' Yang, Yang & Nagatomi, 1997 *'' Rhagio turcicus'' Lindner, 1931 *'' Rhagio unicolor'' ( Brunetti, 1912) *'' Rhagio uniguttatus'' ( Osten Sacken, 1881) *'' Rhagio validus'' (Meunier, 1899) *'' Rhagio venetianus''

, 1921 *'' Rhagio vermileonoides''

, 1954 *'' Rhagio vertebratus'' ( Say, 1823) *'' Rhagio wenxianus'' Yang, Zhu & Gao, 2005 *†'' Rhagio wheeleri'' Melander, 1949 *'' Rhagio wuyishanus'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio xanthodes'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio yasumatsui'' Nagatomi, 1972 *'' Rhagio zhaoae'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016 *'' Rhagio zhejiangensis'' Yang & Yang, 1989 *'' Rhagio zhuae'' Yang, Dong & Zhang, 2016

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Key to European ''Rhagio''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3429165 Rhagionidae Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Diptera of Australasia Diptera of South America Diptera of Europe Brachycera genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius