Rhagio mystaceus
{{short description|Species of fly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Rhagio mystaceus.jpg
| genus = Rhagio
| species = mystaceus
| authority = (Macquart, 1840){{cite web|url=http://essigdb.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/eme_species_query?step=detail&seq_num=49829 |title=Essig Museum of Entomology Collections |publisher=Essigdb.berkeley.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}
| synonyms =
- Leptis mystaceus Macquart, 1840
}}
Rhagio mystaceus, also known as the down-looker fly, downlooker snipefly{{cite web|url=http://www.cirrusimage.com/fly_snipe_Rhagio.htm |title=Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus |publisher=Cirrusimage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}} and common snipe fly,{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Rhagio_mystaceus.html |title=ADW: Rhagio mystaceus: Classification |publisher=Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}{{cite web|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/429708/bgimage |title=Species Rhagio mystaceus - Common Snipe Fly |publisher=BugGuide.Net |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=130850 |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Rhagio mystaceus |publisher=Itis.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}} is a species of fly from the family Rhagionidae.{{cite web|url=http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/irc/diptera/rhagioni.html |title=University of Wisconsin-Insect Research Collection - Family Rhagionidae |publisher=Entomology.wisc.edu |date=2008-07-25 |accessdate=2012-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230614/http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/irc/diptera/rhagioni.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
Description
Rhagio mystaceus has an overall dark colour, with males growing to 7–9 mm, and females reaching 6–8 mm. The thorax has three dark dorsal stripes. Normally, the center stripe has a very thin, pale line running down the middle. On the abdomen, there are yellowish rings at the posterior of the segments. However, the basal segment on some specimens are mostly yellowish and have a black dorsal and lateral spot.{{cite web|url=http://www.insectsofwestvirginia.net/f/rhagio-mystaceus.html |title=Rhagio mystaceus, Snipe Fly, Family Rhagionidae |publisher=Insectsofwestvirginia.net |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124081815/http://www.insectsofwestvirginia.net/f/rhagio-mystaceus.html |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}
References
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External links
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- [http://bugguide.net/node/view/429708/bgimage Images]
- [http://www.cirrusimage.com/fly_snipe_Rhagio.htm Images]
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Category:Diptera of North America
Category:Insects described in 1840
Category:Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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