- Source: Richardia (fly)
Richardia is a genus of flies in the family Richardiidae. It was first described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoid in 1830. It occurs from Mexico to Central and South America.
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. 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:
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
