Desmomyia Explained

Desmomyia is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. They have the antennal scape elongated, longer than the pedicel, and the male hind first tarsomere enlarged. Desmomyia are mid-sized flies of about 5 to 7 mm and of grey, black, or brownish colour and the legs have some yellow or dark brown to black.^[1]

Species

• D. sinensis Yang & Yang, 1997^[2] - China
• D. thereviformis Brunetti, 1912 - India

Notes and References

1. Kerr . Peter H. . Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera) . Zootaxa . 2010 . 2592 . 1 . 1-133.
2. Yang . D. . Yang . C.K. . Nagatomi . A. . The Rhagionidae of China (Diptera) . South Pacific Study . 1997 . 17 . 2 . 113-262.