Desmomyia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Rhagionidae |
Subfamily: | Rhagioninae |
Genus: |
Desmomyia Brunetti, 1912 [1] |
Type species | |
Desmomyia thereviformis |
Desmomyia is a genus of snipe flies of the family
Rhagionidae. They have the
antennal scape elongated, longer than the
pedicel, and the male hind first
tarsomere 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.
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