Atherix ibis

Atherix ibis
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Athericidae
Subfamily: Athericinae
Genus: Atherix
Species:
A. ibis
Binomial name
Atherix ibis
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Rhagio ibis Fabricius, 1798
  • Anthrax titanus Fabricius, 1798
  • Atherix femoralis Loew, 1869
  • Atherix japonica Nagatomi, 1958
  • Atherix maculata Meigen, 1804
  • Atherix trifasciata Roser, 1840
  • Musca atherix Donovan, 1813

Atherix ibis, the yellow-legged water-snipefly, is a species of ibis flies belonging to the family Athericidae, a small family very similar to Rhagionidae (Snipe Flies).

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