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Order
Diptera
- This page contains pictures and information about Snipe Flies
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. This family also
known as Leptidae.
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- Flies in this family are usually small in size. They have slender body,
sparse hairs and long legs. Most of them are in dull colours. Some species in
this family suck blood.
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- In Australia, there are two genus, Atherimorpha and Chrysopilus in this family. The style of
Atherimorpha is made up of four segments while the style of Chrysopilus has a single element. The wings are usually hyaline. The eyes are bare. In Atherimorpha
eyes separate in both male and female. At the moment all Snipe Flies we found
were Chrysopilus.
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- Patterned-wing Snipe Fly
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- Chrysopilus mackerrasi, body length 10mm
- This fly is large as a Snipe Fly. It is easily recognized by the apical
markings on wings. The head is black in colour with thorax and scutellum in
dark brown. Halteres are in yellow to brown with yellow corners. Wing vein R2+3
is not round at apex but forming a distinct acute angle with the costa. The
abdomen is long in conical shape, dark brown in colour, covered with yellowish
hairs laterally in hind corners. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Black Snipe Fly
 - Chrysopilus basifasciatus, body length 6mm
- This Snipe Fly has the black head. Mesonotum and scutellum are black as
well. The abdomen is conical shape with first segment covered with white
hairs. Legs are black and wings are hyaline. The following segments are black
covered with white hairs at laterally front corners. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Grey Snipe Fly
 - Chrysopilus tonnoiri, body length 7mm
- This is a grey Snipe Fly. Head is black in colour covered with golden
hairs. Halteres are yellow with brownish knob. Legs are yellow. Wings are
hyaline. Abdomen is covered with golden greyish hairs. Only the central parts
of second and third segment being black. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Golden Snipe Fly
 - Chrysopilus iani, body length 6mm
- This Snipe Fly has large head covered with very large eyes. Eyes are
contiguous. The facets are very large on the upper side of eyes. Mesonotum and
scutellum are black covered with golden yellow brown hairs. Halteres are
yellow with brownish knob. Legs are golden colour as well. Wings are hyaline
with yellow hairs on basicosta. Abdomen is golden and black banded. Please
check this page for more information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p753.
- 2. Family RHAGIONIDAE - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
- 3.
A review of Australian Leptidae (Diptera) - Paramonov, S. J. 1962, Australian Journal of Zoology 10: 113-169 [126].
- 4. Australian Rhyphidae and Leptidae (Diptera) - Hardy,
G. H., 1919, Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania . pp. 117-129.
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