Schizella is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. They are delicate flies from 3.7 to 6.3 mm, with long, thin legs, and the thorax is brown to orange-brown with blue, purple, or golden-coloured setae.[2]
| Schizella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopilinae |
| Genus: | Schizella Bezzi, 1916[1] |
| Type species | |
| Schizella furcicornis | |
This genus is only known from the Philippines.
Species
edit- Schizella furcicornis Bezzi, 1916[1]
- Schizella pulchrina Frey, 1954[3]
- Schizella woodleyi Kerr, 2004[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bezzi, M. (1916). "Studies in Philippine Diptera. II". Monogr. Philipp. Bur. Sci. 10: 1–59, 1 pl. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133.
- ^ Frey, R. (1954). "Studien über ostasiatische Dipteren. III. Rhachiceridae, Rhagionidae, Hilarimorphidae". Notul. entomol. 34: 1–25.
- ^ Kerr, P.H. (2004). "A new species of Schizella Bezzi, with notes on Rhagionidae sensu Stuckenberg (Diptera, Brachycera)". Studia Dipterologica. 10: 453–457.