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.[2]

Rhaphium
Rhaphium sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Rhaphiinae
Genus: Rhaphium
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Rhaphium macrocerum
Meigen, 1824
Synonyms

Etymology edit

The generic name Rhaphium is derived from the Ancient Greek word ῥάφιον (rháphion, "a small needle"), referring to the shape of the antennae.[3]

Species edit

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References edit

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  7. ^ Negrobov, O. P.; Barkalov, A. B.; Selivanova, O. B. (2012). "Rhaphium Meigen (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from the Taimyr Peninsula (Russia), with description of a new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3548: 75–87. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3548.1.6.
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  11. ^ 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. doi:10.25221/fee.409.3.
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  13. ^ a b Qilemoge; Lin, Chen; Qi, Peifeng; Li, Deming; Yang, Ding (2020). "Two new species of Rhaphium from Qinghai Province, China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Rhaphiinae)". ZooKeys (931): 73–94. doi:10.3897/zookeys.931.49671. PMC 7205839. PMID 32405242.
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  18. ^ Yang, D. (1998). "New and little known species of Dolichopodidae from China (III)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 68: 177–183.
  19. ^ 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. doi:10.2478/v10058-011-0018-1.
  20. ^ Robinson, H. (1967). "New species of Dolichopodidae from the United States and Mexico (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 69: 114–127.
  21. ^ Yang, D.; Saigusa, T. (2001). "New and little known species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from China (IX)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 71: 165–188.