Originally placed in their own family, the Axiniidae, but since moved to Rhinophoridae, "axe flies" were proposed by Colless (1994a) to include 16 species in 4 genera in Australia and New Guinea. Nothing is known of the immatures, but based on adult female morphology, larvae may be parasitic, possibly on arthropods or molluscs.
Refs.: Colless (1994a, rev. Australas. spp.), Cerretti et al. 2014 (rev., class.).
Genus AXINIA Colless
AXINIA Colless, 1994a: 484. Type species: Axinia arenaria Colless, 1994, by orig. des.
arenaria Colless, 1994a: 486. Australia (WA); Australia (SA, NT).
austrina Colless, 1994a: 496. Australia (ACT); Australia (NSW).
bicolor Colless, 1994a: 505. Australia (Qld).
brevicentrum Colless, 1994a: 503. Australia (WA); Australia (SA, Vic).
cantrelli Colless, 1994a: 489. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
cornuta Colless, 1994a: 502. Australia (ACT); Australia (Tas, Vic).
gressitti Colless, 1994a: 501. PNG (PNG).
lucaris Colless, 1994a: 492. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
mutabilis Colless, 1994a: 499. Australia (Qld).
naumanni Colless, 1994a: 498. Australia (Tas).
zentae Colless, 1994a: 495. Australia (ACT); Australia (NSW).
Subgenus DIXICERA Colless
DIXICERA Colless, 1994a: 508. Type species Axinia carnei Colless, 1994, by orig. des.
carnei Colless, 1994a: 508. Australia (WA).
minuta Colless, 1994a: 509. Australia (WA).
Genus BARRINEA Colless
BARRINEA Colless, 1994a: 511. Type species: Barrinea disjuncta Colless, 1994, by orig. des.
disjuncta Colless, 1994a: 511. Australia (Qld).
Genus BIXINIA Cerettii, Logiudice & Pape
BIXINIA Cerettii, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 668. Type species: Bixinia collessi Cerettii, Logiudice & Pape, 2014, by orig. des.
collessi Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 668.
Australia
(WA).
solitaria Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 671.
Australia
(NSW).
spei Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 673.
Australia
(WA).
variabilis Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 673.
Australia
(NSW); Australia (Tas).
winkleri Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 668.
Australia
(Qld).
Genus CHIROPS Colless
CHIROPS Colless, 1994a: 516. Type species: Chirops arcana Colless, 1994, by orig. des.
arcana Colless, 1994a: 517. PNG (PNG).
Genus JOHNISMAYA Colless
ISMAYA Colless, 1994a: 512. Type species: Ismaya miranda Colless, 1994, by orig. des. [Preocc. Boucek, 1988.]
JOHNISMAYA Colless, 1994b: 380 (n.n. for Ismaya Colless).
miranda Colless, 1994a: 514 (Ismaya ). PNG (PNG).
Genus RHINODONIA Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape
RHINODONIA Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 662. Type species: Rhinodonia antiqua Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014, orig. des.
antiqua Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 662. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
flavicera Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 665. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
Genus RHINOPEZA Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape
RHINOPEZA Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 666. Type species: Rhinopeza gracilis Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014, orig. des.
gracilis Cerretti, Logiudice & Pape, 2014: 665. PNG (PNG).