Suragina
Walker, 1859
Water Snipe Flies
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1Suragina is a of flies in the Athericidae, commonly known as Water Snipe Flies. The genus is widely distributed across the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions, with approximately 50 described . Afrotropical species were recently revised, with eight new species described and two synonymies established. The genus is characterized by distinctive morphological features that separate it from related athericid genera.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Suragina: //suˌraˈɡiː.nə//
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Distribution
Afrotropical Region (including Kenya, Malawi, Burundi, Uganda, Liberia, South Africa, Madagascar), Oriental Region (including China, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia), and Palaearctic Region. New distribution records from recent revision: S. agramma in Kenya and Malawi; S. bezzii in Burundi, Kenya, and Uganda; S. binominata in Malawi.