Bolbomyia Explained

Bolbomyia is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Bolbomyiidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae.^[1] They are a small 2 to 3.5 mm, brown or black in color, with lightly infuscate (darkened) wings. They are restricted to the north temperate region of North America, Japan and Russian Far East (Kamchatka).^{[2] [3]}

Species

• †B. loewi Meunier, 1902 - fossil Baltic
• B. melanderi Chillcott, 1963 - Nearctic
• B. nana Loew, 1862 - Nearctic
• B. wuorentausi (Szilády, 1934) - Nearctic

Notes and References

1. Kerr. Peter H.. 2010. Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera).. Zootaxa. 2592. 1–133. en.
2. Webb. Donald W.. 1987. A revision of the genus Bolbomyia (Diptera: Rhagionidae) of the world. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 60. 3. 433–445. 10.2307/25084921. en.
3. Webb. Donald W.. 1969. A new and unusual species of Bolbomyia (Diptera: Rhagionidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 42. 3. 285–288. 10.2307/25083797. en.