Bolbomyia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Brachycera |
Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
Superfamily: | Rhagionoidea |
Family: | Bolbomyiidae |
Genus: |
Bolbomyia Loew, 1862 |
Type species | |
Bolbomyia nana Loew, 1862 |
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Bolbomyia is a genus of snipe fly, and the sole genus in the family Bolbomyiidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. They are a small 2 to 3.5 mm, brown or black in color, with lightly infuscate (darkened) wings. They are restricted to the north temperate region of North America and Russian Far East (Kamchatka).