Rhaphium Explained

Rhaphium is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the largest genus within the subfamily Rhaphiinae, with over 200 species currently known.[1]

Etymology

The generic name Rhaphium is derived from the Ancient Greek word Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ῥάφιον ("a small needle"), referring to the shape of the antennae.[2]

Species

Notes and References

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  2. Loew. H.. 1864. Monographs of the Diptera of North America. Part II. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 6. 1–360.
  3. Yang. D.. Saigusa. T.. 1999. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (VI): Diptera from Emei Mountain (1). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 69. 233–250.
  4. Tang. C.. Wang. N.. Yang. D.. 2016. Rhaphium (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae) from China with six new species. Zootaxa. 4162. 3. 581–593. 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.11. 27615993.
  5. Yang. D.. 1998. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (I). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 68. 151–164.
  6. O. P.. Negrobov. A. B.. Barkalov. O. B.. Selivanova. 2012. Rhaphium Meigen (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from the Taimyr Peninsula (Russia), with description of a new species. Zootaxa. 3548. 75–87. 10.11646/zootaxa.3548.1.6.
  7. Meuffels. H. J. G.. Grootaert. Patrick. New names in the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 1999. 69. 289–292. 30 March 2018.
  8. Grootaert. P.. Taylor. C.. Guénard. B.. 2019. Three new species of Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 from mangroves in Hong Kong (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 540. 1–21. 10.5852/ejt.2019.540. free.
  9. O.P.. Negrobov. I.Ya.. Grichanov. O.V.. Selivanova. 2013. Palearctic species of the Rhaphium albifrons group (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 12. 6. 601–606.
  10. Negrobov. O. P.. Maslova. O. O.. Selivanova. O. V.. 2020. A new species of the genus Rhaphium (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Sakhalin Island. Far Eastern Entomologist. 409. 21–24. 10.25221/fee.409.3. free.
  11. Yang. D.. Saigusa. T.. 2000. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (VII): Diptera from Emei Mountain (2). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 70. 219–242.
  12. Qilemoge. Chen. Lin. Peifeng. Qi. Deming. Li. Ding. Yang. 2020. Two new species of Rhaphium from Qinghai Province, China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Rhaphiinae). ZooKeys. 931. 73–94. 32405242. 10.3897/zookeys.931.49671. 7205839. free.
  13. O.P.. Negrobov. I.Ya.. Grichanov. 2010. The Rhaphium crassipes species group in the Palearctic Region with the description of a new species from Uzbekistan (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 6. 1. 117–122. 10.23885/1814-3326-2010-6-1-117-122. free.
  14. O.P.. Negrobov. O.V.. Selivanova. O.O.. Maslova. 2013. Новый вид рода Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) из Средней Азии. New Species Rhaphium Meigen, 1803 (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) from Central Asia. Byulleten Moskovskogo Obschestva Ispytatelei Prirody. Otdel Biologicheskii [Bulletin of Moscow Society of Naturalists, Biological Series]. 118. 6. 22–26. Russian.
  15. Yang. D.. Saigusa. T.. 2001. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China (XI). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 71. 237–256.
  16. Grichanov. I. Ya.. 2001. Afrotropical Syntormon Loew and new synonyms in the genus Rhaphium Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). International Journal of Dipterological Research. 12. 4. 181–194.
  17. Yang. D.. 1998. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (III). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 68. 177–183.
  18. Negrobov. O. P.. Barkalov. A. V.. Selivanova. O. V.. 2011. A New Species of the Genus Rhaphium (Dolichopodidae, Diptera) from Siberia. PDF. Vestnik Zoologii. 45. 3. e-42–e-44. 10.2478/v10058-011-0018-1. free.
  19. H.. Robinson. 1967. New species of Dolichopodidae from the United States and Mexico (Diptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 69. 114–127.
  20. Yang. D.. Saigusa. T.. 2001. New and little known species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China (IX). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 71. 165–188.