Richardia

Richardia is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae.^[1] It was first described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoid in 1830. It occurs from Mexico to Central and South America.^[2]

Description

The genus includes species with strongly enlarged heads (hypercephalism) and "eyestalks" (eyes inserted in the lateral projection of the head) such as the males R. telescopica and R. stylops.^[3] Stalk-eyed flies in family Diopsidae have their antennae located on the stalk, rather than in the middle of the head as in Richardiidae.

Taxonomy

The Richardia genus comprises the following species:^[2]

• Richardia advena
• Richardia analis Hendel, 1911
• Richardia annulata (Macquart, 1835
• Richardia calcarata Hendel, 1912
• Richardia centraliamericana Hennig, 1937
• Richardia concinna Wulp, 1899
• Richardia eburneosignata Hennig, 1937
• Richardia elegans Wulp, 1899
• Richardia flavipes Schiner, 1868
• Richardia hendeliana Enderlein, 1913
• Richardia infestans Enderlein, 1912
• Richardia laeta Walker, 1853
• Richardia laterina Rondani, 1848
• Richardia latibrachium Enderlein, 1912
• Richardia lichtwardti Hendel, 1911
• Richardia numerifera Speiser, 1911
• Richardia pectinata Hendel, 1912
• Richardia podagrica Fabricius, 1805
• Richardia proxima Schiner, 1868
• Richardia saltatoria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
• Richardia schnusei Hendel, 1911
• Richardia stylops Hennig, 1938
• Richardia teevani Curran, 1934
• Richardia telescopica Gerstaecker, 1860
• Richardia tephritina Enderlein, 191
• Richardia tuberculata Hendel, 1911
• Richardia undulata Hennig, 1937
• Richardia unifasciata Rondani, 1848
• Richardia unimaculata Hendel, 1911
• Richardia viridiventris Wulp, 1899

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