Richardia (fly)

For the plant genus, see Richardia.

Richardia
Richardia advena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Richardiidae
Genus: Richardia
Robineau-Desvoid, 1830

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]

  1. ^ Wendt, Lisiane D.; Ale-Rocha, Rosaly (April 2015). "Antlered richardiid flies: new species of Richardia (Tephritoidea: Richardiidae) with antler-like genal processes". Entomological Science. 18 (2): 153–166. doi:10.1111/ens.12122.
  2. ^ "Richardia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.