Agathon (fly) explained

Agathon is a genus of net-winged midges in the family Blephariceridae. There are about 19 described species in Agathon.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Agathon:

• Agathon arizonicus (Alexander, 1958)

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• Agathon aylmeri (Garrett, 1923)

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• Agathon bilobatoides (Kitakami, 1931)

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• Agathon bispinus (Kitakami, 1931)

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• Agathon comstocki (Kellogg, 1903)

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• Agathon decorilarva (Brodskij, 1954)

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• Agathon dismalea (Hogue, 1970)

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• Agathon doanei (Kellogg, 1900)

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• Agathon elegantulus Roder, 1890

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• Agathon eoasiaticus (Brodskij, 1954)

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• Agathon ezoensis (Kitakami, 1950)

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• Agathon iyaensis (Kitakami, 1931)

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• Agathon japonicus (Alexander, 1922)

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• Agathon kawamurai (Kitakami, 1950)

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• Agathon longispinus (Kitakami, 1931)

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• Agathon markii (Garrett, 1925)

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• Agathon montanus (Kitakami, 1931)

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• Agathon sequoiarum (Alexander, 1952)

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• Agathon setosus Zwick & Arefina, 2005

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Further reading

• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.