Rhagionidae -a/o Catalog

Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog -- Web Version

30. Family RHAGIONIDAE

[Originally] By Akira Nagatomi & Neal L. Evenhuis

The family Rhagionidae contains 21 genera (Nagatomi 1982a), of which the following 3 are known from the Australasian Region: Atherimorpha (Australia, Chile, Argentina, southern Africa);Chrysopilus (worldwide); and Solomomyia (Solomon Is).

Atherix Meigen (and related genera) and Vermileo Macquart (and related genera) were separated from Rhagionidae as Athericidae (Stuckenberg 1973) and Vermileonidae (Nagatomi 1977), respectively.

The larvae of rhagionids are at least partly predaceous, but it is almost certain that the adults are not so. Adults of Symphoromyia Frauenfeld from North America and Central Asia, are blood feeders. For a general discussion of the structure of the adult mouthparts in some genera and species, see Nagatomi & Soroida (1985).
Ref.: Paramonov (1962, rev. Australian spp.); Wood (2011, New Caledonian spp.).

Genus ATHERIMORPHA White

ATHERIMORPHA White, 1914b: 41. Type species: Atherimorpha vernalis White, 1914, mon.
THEREVIRHAGIO Lindner, 1925: 20. Type species: Therevirhagio setosiradiatus Lindner, 1925, mon.
agathae Paramonov, 1962: 167. Australia (NSW); Australia (ACT).
alisae Paramonov, 1962: 158. Australia (NSW).
commoni Paramonov, 1962: 164. Australia (WA).
corpulenta Paramonov, 1962: 166. Australia (ACT); Australia (NSW).
edgari Paramonov, 1962: 164. Australia (NSW).
flavofasciata Paramonov, 1962: 161. Australia (NSW).
fulva Hardy, 1920a: 121 (vernalis ssp.). Australia (Tas).
infuscata Paramonov, 1962: 162. Australia (Tas).
mcalpinei Paramonov, 1962: 167. Australia (NSW).
montana Hardy, 1927a: 125 (vernalis ssp.). Australia (Tas); Australia (NSW).
norrisi Paramonov, 1962: 162. Australia (WA).
occidens Hardy, 1927a: 126 (vernalis ssp.). Australia (Tas).
pusilla Paramonov, 1962: 165. Australia (NSW).
rieki Paramonov, 1962: 157. Australia (Tas).
setosiradiata Lindner, 1925: 20 (Therevirhagio). Australia (NSW).
tonnoiri Paramonov, 1962: 159. Australia (Tas).
uptoni Paramonov, 1962: 163. Australia (NSW).
vernalis White, 1914b: 42. Australia (Tas); Australia (NSW).
victoriana Paramonov, 1962: 160. Australia (Vic).
villosissima Paramonov, 1962: 158. Australia (NSW).

Genus CHRYSOPILUS Macquart

CHRYSOPILUS Macquart, 1826b: 403. Type species: Rhagio diadema Fabricius, 1775, des. Westwood, 1840: 134.
HELIOMYIA Doleschall, 1857: 402. Type species: Heliomyia ferruginea Doleschall, 1857 [= Leptis ferruginosus Wiedemann, 1819], mon.
MACELLOPALPUS Bigot, 1886a: xlviii [1886b: xlviii]. Type species: Macellopalpus flaveolus Bigot, 1886 [= Leptis ferruginosus Wiedemann, 1819], mon.
CHRYSOPILA, CHRYSOPYLA, errors for Chrysopilus.
androgynus Paramonov, 1962: 123. Australia (NSW); New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
argenteus Paramonov, 1962: 123. Australia (Vic).
auratus Fabricius--not Australasian/Oceanian.
basifasciatus Paramonov, 1962: 124. Australia (ACT); Australia (NSW, Qld, Tas).
bicoloratus Webb, 2011: 710. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
binoculatus Edwards, 1915b: 397. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
brunneabdominalis Webb, 2011: 712. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
caliginosus Webb, 2011: 714. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
chazeaui Webb, 2011: 716. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
coeruleothorax Lindner, 1925: 22. Fiji.
collessi Paramonov, 1962: 127. Australia (NSW).
commoni Paramonov, 1962: 128. Australia (NSW).
edgari Paramonov, 1962: 130. Australia (SA); Australia (NSW, Tas).
everti Webb, 2011: 718. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
facetticus Paramonov, 1962: 125. Australia (NSW).
ferruginosus Wiedemann, 1819a: 4 (Leptis). Indonesia (Java); Hawaiian Is [purposefully inrtoduced; not established], Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), PNG (PNG); Oriental Reg.
     ferruginea Doleschall, 1857: 402 (Heliomyia). Indonesia (Maluku).
     flaveolus Bigot, 1886a: xlviii [1886b: xlviii] (Macellopalpus). "Nouvelle-Guinée."
fijiensis Webb, 2006: 24. Fiji.
frankmcalpinei Webb, 2011: 719. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
gratiosus Paramonov, 1962: 131. Australia (ACT); Australia (NSW, Vic).
guttipennis Walker, 1861d: 282. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
guttulatus de Meijere, 1914a: 31 (n. n. for fenestratus de Meijere). Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
     fenestratus de Meijere, 1913b: 321. Indonesia (Irian Jaya). [Preocc. Bezzi, 1912.]
hardyi Nagatomi & Evenhuis, 1989: 297 (n. n. for fascipennis Hardy). Australia (Qld).
     fascipennis Hardy, 1933b: 408. Australia (Qld). [Preocc. Brunetti, 1920.]
heroicus Paramonov, 1962: 126. Australia (NSW); Australia (ACT).
howei Paramonov, 1962: 119. Lord Howe I.
iani Paramonov, 1962: 128. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
imitator Paramonov, 1962: 129. Australia (NSW); Australia (Vic, Tas).
impar Walker, 1861d: 282 (Leptis). Indonesia (Maluku).
intermedius Paramonov, 1962: 131. Australia (NSW); Australia (ACT).
irwini Webb, 2011: 720. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
mackerrasi Paramonov, 1962: 120. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
mandjelia Webb, 2011: 722. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
mcalpinei Paramonov, 1962: 121. Australia (Qld).
melinus Webb, 2011: 722. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
montanorum Paramonov, 1962: 132. Australia (NSW); Australia (Vic).
nitidiventris Tonnoir, 1927: 105. NZ (NZ).
norrisi Paramonov, 1962: 124. Australia (NSW).
noumnea Webb, 2011: 723. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
opalizans de Meijere, 1913a: 49. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
petersoni Webb, 2011: 724. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
plautifrons Webb, 2011: 726. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
sarramea Webb, 2011: 726. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
schlingeri Webb, 2006: 25. Fiji.
shewelli Webb, 2011: 728. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
stylatus Walker, 1864: 208. Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
tasmaniensis White, 1914b: 40. Australia (Tas); New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
teskeyi Webb, 2011: 729. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
tonnoiri Paramonov, 1962: 126. Australia (NSW); Australia (ACT).
vacillans Walker, 1858b: 89. Indonesia (Maluku).
villosissimus Paramonov, 1962: 129. Australia (NSW); Australia (ACT).
vockerothi Webb, 2011: 731. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).
waigiensis Bigot, 1887a: 108 (Leptipalpus). Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
woodi Webb, 2011: 732. New Caledonia (New Caledonia).

Genus PELECORHYNCHUS Macquart

PELECORHYNCHUS Macquart, 1850: 332(28). Type species: Pelecorhynchus maculipennis Macquart, 1850 [= Silvius personatus Walker, 1848], mon.
CAENOPNYGA Thomson, 1869: 449. Type species: Caenopnyga maculipennis Thomson, 1869 [= Silvius personatus Walker, 1848], mon.
albolineatus Hardy, 1918: 64. Australia (Tas).
claripennis Ricardo, 1910: 408. Australia (Vic); Australia (NSW).
deuqueti Hardy, 1920b: 38. Australia (NSW).
distinctus Taylor, 1918a: 53. Australia (NSW).
eristaloides Walker, 1848: 193 (Silvius). "New Holland"; Australia (Tas).
fascipennis Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 65. Australia (NSW).
fergusoni Hardy, 1939a: 41. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
flavipennis Ferguson, 1921b: 3. Australia (Vic); Australia (NSW).
fulvus Ricardo, 1910: 406. Australia (Vic); Australia (NSW, Qld).
fusconiger Walker, 1848: 192 (Silvius). Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW, Vic).
     ssp. alpinensis Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 61. Australia (NSW).
     ssp. fusconiger s. str. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
     var. rufibasis Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 61. Australia (NSW); Australia (Vic).
igniculus Hardy, 1918: 64. Australia (Tas).
interruptus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 65. Australia (NSW).
kippsi Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 52. Australia (NSW).
lineatus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 64. Australia (NSW).
lunulatus Mackerras & Mackerras, 1953: 38. Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld).
mackerrasi Daniels, 1977c: 73. Australia (WA).
mirabilis Taylor, 1917b: 513. Australia (Qld); Australia (NSW).
montanus Hardy, 1916: 269 (eristaloides var.). Australia (Tas).
nebulosus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 63. Australia (NSW).
nero Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 62. Australia (NSW).
niger Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 68. Australia (NSW).
nigripennis Ricardo, 1910: 405. Australia (NSW, Vic); Australia (Tas).
occidens Hardy, 1933b: 414. Australia (Tas).
olivei Hardy, 1933b: 413. Australia (Tas).
personatus Walker, 1848: 192 (Silvius). Australia (NSW); Australia (Qld).
     maculipennis Macquart, 1850: 332(28). "Nouvelle-Hollande."
     ornatus Schiner, 1868: 98. NZ (NZ), error [= Australia].
     maculipennis Thomson, 1869: 450 (Caenopnyga). Australia (NSW). [Preocc. Macquart, 1850.]
rubidus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 54. Australia (NSW).
     var. avittatus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 55. Australia (NSW).
simplex Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 55. Australia (NSW).
simplissimus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 56. Australia (NSW).
taeniatus Mackerras & Fuller, 1942: 66. Australia (NSW).
tigris Daniels, 1977c: 74. Australia (Vic).
tillyardi Taylor, 1918a: 54. Australia (NSW).

Genus SOLOMOMYIA Nagatomi

SOLOMOMYIA Nagatomi, 1982a: 50. Type species: Solomomyia gressitti Nagatomi, 1982, orig. des.
gressitti Nagatomi, 1982a: 51. Solomon Is.

Unplaced species of Rhagionidae

aequalis Walker, 1848: 216 (Leptis). "New Holland."
antipodes Bigot, 1887a: 105 (Chrysopilus). "Australia."
pusilla Macquart, 1855: 88(68) (Atherix). Australia (SA).
rufipes Macquart, 1850: 407(103) (Chrysopilus). Australia (Tas).

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