Chrysopilus cristatus (Fabricius, 1775)
(Black Snipefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
GenusChrysopilus (a genus of snipe flies)
FamilyRHAGIONIDAE (snipe flies, down-looker fly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly) :
1: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
17 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY99 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Juncus
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
3 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in cop. on Lady’s Mantle by garden pond
Image 1: In cop - in situImage 2: In cop - in situ (2)Image 3: In cop - in situ - close-upImage 4: In cop - in situ - close-up (2)Image 5: In cop - in situ - close-up (3)Image 6: In cop - in situ - close-up (4)Image 7: In cop - in situ - close-up (5)Image 8: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - grey background
3: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view
4: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - postero-dorsal view
5: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
25 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
near pond
Image 1: Male - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale background (2)
6: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
23 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral view
7: Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
22 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Puparium

Skidmore, P. 2003 Saproxylic Insect Survey of the Virginia Water and Bishopsgate areas of Windsor Park, 2002-2003 Research Reports EN Report no 514.

Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chrysopilus cristatus (Black Snipefly)
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