鷸虻

鷸虻（Rhagionidae）是雙翅目下一個細小的科，其下有21個屬。

描述

鷸虻科是中等或大型的雙翅目，有幼長的身體及像高蹺的節肢。牠們的口器可以刺穿皮膚，很多種鷸虻都是血食性的，其他的則會掠食其他昆蟲。牠們一般都是褐色及黃色的，沒有剛毛。幼蟲亦是掠食性的，很多是居住在陸地上的，一些則是生活在水中的。^[1]

鷸虻科是分類在短角亞目下的虻下目中。Atherix及Vermileo已從鷸虻科中抽出，並分類在流虻科及穴虻科。

以下6屬是出現在歐洲的鷸虻：^[2]:

以下8個屬則分佈在新北界：^[3]:

另外，Arthroceras及金鷸虻屬亦有在日本出現。^[4]

^ L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. Rhagionidae. British Insects: the Families of Diptera. 2007-04-09 [2008-06-05]. （原始内容存档于2011-06-06）.
^ Rhagionidae. Fauna Europaea. [2007-07-02]. （原始内容存档于2007-09-30）.
^ Nomina — Diptera: P–S. Nearctica. 1998 [2008-06-05]. （原始内容存档于2008-05-17）.
^ A Check List of Japanese Insects. [2008-06-05]. （原始内容存档于2019-05-27）.

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