''Spaniopsis'' 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 are very stout bodied flies from 3 to 6 mm, with generally grey or dark grey

thorax The thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main di ...

, and are only known from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Species

*'' Spaniopsis clelandi'' Ferguson, 1915 *'' Spaniopsis longicornis'' Ferguson, 1915 *'' Spaniopsis mackerrasi'' ( Paramonov, 1962) *'' Spaniopsis marginipennis'' Ferguson, 1915 *'' Spaniopsis rieki'' ( Paramonov, 1962) *'' Spaniopsis tabaniformis'' White, 1914 *'' Spaniopsis vexans'' Ferguson, 1915

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7573121 Rhagionidae Brachycera genera Diptera of Australasia