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