# Phaeostigma

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This article is about the snakefly genus. For the plant synonym, see [Ajania](/source/Ajania).

***Phaeostigma***, from [Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek) φαιός (*phaiós*), meaning "gray", and στίγμα (*stígma*), meaning "brand", is a [Palaearctic](/source/Palaearctic) genus of [snakeflies](/source/Raphidioptera) in the family [Raphidiidae](/source/Raphidiidae).

## Species

The following are included in *BioLib.cz*:[1]

**subgenus Aegeoraphidia Aspöck & Rausch, 1991**

1. *[Phaeostigma biroi](/source/Phaeostigma_biroi)* (Navás, 1915)
1. *[Phaeostigma karpathana](/source/Phaeostigma_karpathana)* U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1989
1. *[Phaeostigma noane](/source/Phaeostigma_noane)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1966)
1. *[Phaeostigma propheticum](/source/Phaeostigma_propheticum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)
1. *[Phaeostigma raddai](/source/Phaeostigma_raddai)* (U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1970)
1. *[Phaeostigma remane](/source/Phaeostigma_remane)* (H. Aspöck et al., 1976)
1. *[Phaeostigma ressli](/source/Phaeostigma_ressli)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)
1. *[Phaeostigma vartianorum](/source/Phaeostigma_vartianorum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1965)

**subgenus Caucasoraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma caucasicum](/source/Phaeostigma_caucasicum)* (Esben-Petersen, 1913)
1. *[Phaeostigma resslianum](/source/Phaeostigma_resslianum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1970)

**subgenus Crassoraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma cypricum](/source/Phaeostigma_cypricum)* (Hagen, 1867)
1. *[Phaeostigma klimeschiellum](/source/Phaeostigma_klimeschiellum)* H. Aspöck et al., 1982
1. *[Phaeostigma knappi](/source/Phaeostigma_knappi)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1967)

**subgenus Graecoraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma albarda](/source/Phaeostigma_albarda)* Rausch & H. Aspöck, 1991
1. *[Phaeostigma divinum](/source/Phaeostigma_divinum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)
1. *[Phaeostigma hoelzeli](/source/Phaeostigma_hoelzeli)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)

**subgenus Magnoraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma flammi](/source/Phaeostigma_flammi)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1973)
1. *[Phaeostigma horticolum](/source/Phaeostigma_horticolum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1973)
1. *[Phaeostigma klimeschi](/source/Phaeostigma_klimeschi)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)
1. *[Phaeostigma major](/source/Phaeostigma_major)* (Burmeister, 1839)
1. *[Phaeostigma robustum](/source/Phaeostigma_robustum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1966)
1. *[Phaeostigma wewalkai](/source/Phaeostigma_wewalkai)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1971)

**subgenus Miroraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma curvatulum](/source/Phaeostigma_curvatulum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)

**subgenus Phaeostigma Navás, 1909**

1. *[Phaeostigma euboicum](/source/Phaeostigma_euboicum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1976)
1. *[Phaeostigma galloitalicum](/source/Phaeostigma_galloitalicum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1976)
1. *[Phaeostigma italogallicum](/source/Phaeostigma_italogallicum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1976)
1. *[Phaeostigma notata](/source/Phaeostigma_notata)* (Fabricius, 1781)
1. *[Phaeostigma pilicollis](/source/Phaeostigma_pilicollis)* (Stein, 1863)
1. *[Phaeostigma promethei](/source/Phaeostigma_promethei)* H. Aspöck et al., 1983

**subgenus Pontoraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma grandii](/source/Phaeostigma_grandii)* (Principi, 1960)
1. *[Phaeostigma ponticum](/source/Phaeostigma_ponticum)* (Albarda, 1891)
1. *[Phaeostigma rhodopicum](/source/Phaeostigma_rhodopicum)* (Klapálek, 1894)
1. *[Phaeostigma setulosum](/source/Phaeostigma_setulosum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1967)

**subgenus Superboraphidia Aspöck & Aspöck, 1968**

1. *[Phaeostigma auberti](/source/Phaeostigma_auberti)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1966)
1. *[Phaeostigma mammaphilum](/source/Phaeostigma_mammaphilum)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1974)
1. *[Phaeostigma minois](/source/Phaeostigma_minois)* U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 1990
1. *[Phaeostigma rauschi](/source/Phaeostigma_rauschi)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1970)
1. *[Phaeostigma turcicum](/source/Phaeostigma_turcicum)* (H. Aspöck et al., 1981)

**Unplaced species**

1. *[Phaeostigma holzingeri](/source/Phaeostigma_holzingeri)* Rausch & H. Aspöck, 1993
1. *[Phaeostigma longicaudum](/source/Phaeostigma_longicaudum)* (Stein, 1863) (*[Phaeostigma longicauda](/source/Phaeostigma_longicauda)* ?)
1. *[Phaeostigma major](/source/Phaeostigma_major)* (Burmeister, 1839)
1. *[Phaeostigma thaleri](/source/Phaeostigma_thaleri)* (H. Aspöck & U. Aspöck, 1964)

## References

1. [BioLib.cz: *Phaeostigma* Navás, 1909 (retrieved 6 September 2021)](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id104428/)

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