Atherix
Sign in to saveAtherix is a genus of 'ibis flies' belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to the Rhagionidae (snipe flies). Species within this genus are present in most of Europe and also in the Nearctic realm.
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- Athericidae
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Atherix is a genus of 'ibis flies' belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to the Rhagionidae (snipe flies). Species within this genus are present in most of Europe and also in the Nearctic realm.
==Species== Atherix alagezica Paramonov, 1926 Atherix amicorum (Thomas, 1985) Atherix apfelbecki Strobl, 1902 Atherix aurichalcea Becker, 1921 Atherix basilica Nagatomi, 1958 Atherix chrysopiliformis Lindner, 1924 Atherix dalmatica (Szilády, 1934) Atherix dispar Bezzi, 1909 Atherix erythraspis Bezzi, 1909 Atherix flavipes (Fabricius, 1781) Atherix ibis (Fabricius, 1798) Atherix ignota Szilády, 1934 Atherix lantha Webb, 1977 Atherix lugubris Macquart, 1834 Atherix marginata (Fabricius, 1781) Atherix maroccana Séguy, 1930 Atherix neotropica Lindner, 1924 Atherix nicolae Thomas, 1993 Atherix pachypus Bigot, 1887 Atherix picta Loew, 1869 Atherix vaillanti (Thomas, 1982) Atherix variegata Walker, 1848 Atherix vicina Szilády, 1943
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