Austroleptis is a genus of snipe flies, and the sole genus in the family Austroleptidae; until 2010, it was placed in the family Rhagionidae. 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. It was later proposed that it be raised to family rank by Stuckenburg (2001).
Species Austroleptis atrata Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic Austroleptis atriceps Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic Austroleptis breviflagella Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic Austroleptis camposgerais Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2020 – Neotropic Austroleptis collessi Paramonov, 1962 – Australasia Austroleptis fulviceps Malloch, 1932 – Neotropic Austroleptis longirostris Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2018 – Neotropic Austroleptis multimaculata Hardy, 1920 – Australasia Austroleptis papaveroi Fachin, Santos & Amorim, 2018 – Neotropic Austroleptis penai Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987 – Neotropic Austroleptis rhyphoides Hardy, 1920 – Australasia
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