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Athericidae
Sign in to saveAthericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyAthericidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 385
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Athericidae
- Collections
- UAM, AM, NRM, TTU, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Sweden, Finland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tabanomorpha
- Image
- Athericidae - Ibisia marginata.jpg
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- Commons category
- Athericidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Athericidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Athericidae
- taxon common name
- Watersnipe Flies
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Subfamilies and genera
- References
- External links
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
==Ecology== The adults mostly feed on nectar but some species feed on mammal blood. Hematophagy has been demonstrated in adult Suragina and Suraginella and is suspected in other genera. Larvae do not feed in the first instar; after first molting, they become predatory. Larvae typically prey on invertebrates or are saprophagous.
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