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Species Chrysopilus ornatus - Ornate Snipe Fly

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The North American Chrysopilus (Rhagionidae-Diptera)

By Hardy, D.E.
American Midland Naturalist 44(1): 143-167, 1949

First page here.

Key to the genus in North America, with descriptions and notes of new and little known species.

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 24 May, 2012 - 7:49pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae)

Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)

By Kerr P.H.
Zootaxa 2592: 1–133, 2010

Abstract

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Contributed by v belov on 25 October, 2011 - 7:46am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha

Revision of the genera of the Rhagionidae of the world (Diptera: Brachycera)

By Kerr P.H.
U. Maryland, 2004

Dissertation (Full text); i'll add any major papers published since based on this study.

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Contributed by v belov on 24 October, 2011 - 8:50am

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Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from C

By Osten Sacken, C. R. Baron von
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 189-354., 1877

I used this for original descriptions of Asilidae.

Full title:
Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from California.

Found here.

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Contributed by Glen Forister on 12 December, 2024 - 12:35pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

Pollinating flies (Diptera): A major contribution to plant diversity and agricultural production

By Ssymank A., Kearns C.A., Pape T., Thompson F.C.
Biodiversity 9: 86‒89, 2011

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Contributed by v belov on 19 January, 2024 - 6:19pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

New Diptera from North and Central America

By Curran C.H.
Am. Mus. novitates 415: 1-16, 1930

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Contributed by v belov on 17 August, 2021 - 8:46pm

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DIPTERA: an Introduction to Flies

By Nikita Vikhrev
Phyton publisher, Moscow, 2020

Available on NHBS (UK): https://www.nhbs.com/diptera-an-introduction-to-flies-book
Diptera: An Introduction to Flies is easy to read and gives a general introduction to this order of amazing insects.
The book was first published in Russian in 2019. the current English version was substantially extended and revised by the author and editors.
160 pages, 250 colour photos, hardback

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Contributed by Nikita Vikhrev on 20 November, 2020 - 2:08pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera)

Monographs of the Diptera of North America

By Hermann Loew
Smithsonian Institution, Volume 6, 1862

View Monograph here

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 21 November, 2017 - 9:56pm

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