Omphalophora Explained

Omphalophora is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae. They are delicate to fairly robust flies, from 3 to 10 mm. they are entirely black or brown in colour.^[1]

Species

• Omphalophora arctica (Frey, 1918)^[2]
• Omphalophora cinereofasciata (Schilling, 1838)^[3]
• Omphalophora fasciata (Loew, 1870)^[4]
• Omphalophora lapponica Frey, 1911^[5]
• Omphalophora majuscula (Loew, 1870)^[4]
• Omphalophora nigripilosa (Hardy & McGuire, 1947)^[6]
• Omphalophora oculata Becker, 1900

Notes and References

1. Kerr . Peter H. . Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera) . Zootaxa . 2010 . 2592 . 1 . 1–133. 10.11646/zootaxa.2397.1.1 .
2. Frey . R. . Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Dipterenfauna des nordl. europäische n Russlands. II. Dipteren aus Archangelsk . Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica . 1918 . 46 . 2 . 1–32 . 29 August 2022.
3. Schilling . P.S. . Bericht über die Arbeiten der entomologischen Section im Jahre 1837 . Uebersicht Arb. Verand. Schesischen Ges. Vaterl. Kultur Im Jahre 1837. Breslau. . 1838 . 1837 . 99–112.
4. Loew . H. . Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria nona . Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift . 1870 . 13(1869) . 129–186 . 14 November 2021.
5. Frey . R. . Zur Kenntnis der Dipterenfauna Finlands . Acta Societatis Pro Fauna et Flora Fennica . 1911 . 34 . 6 . 59 pp.,3 pls., 1 map . 1 December 2022.
6. Hardy . D.E. . McGuire . J.U. . The Nearctic Ptiolina (Rhagionidae-Diptera) . Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 1947 . 20 . 1-15, 1 pl.