| Austroleptis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rhagionoidea |
| Family: | Austroleptidae Nagatomi, 1982[2] |
| Genus: | Austroleptis Hardy, 1920[1] |
| Type species | |
| Austroleptis rhyphoides | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Austroleptis is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the familyAustroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the familyRhagionidae.[3] They are small to moderately sized flies of around 3 to 7.7 mm.
The family Austroleptidae was originally created by Nagatomi (1982) as "Austroleptinae", a subfamily of Rhagionidae.[2] It was later proposed that it be raised to family rank by Stuckenburg (2001).[4]