Acartophthalmus
| Acartophthalmus | |
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| Acartophthalmus nigrinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Carnoidea |
| Family: | Acartophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Acartophthalmus Czerny, 1902[1] |
| Type species | |
| Anthophilina nigrinus Czerny, 1902[1] | |
Acartophthalmus is a genus of flies, one of only genera in the family Acartophthalmidae. They are 1.0–2.5 millimetres (0.04–0.10 in) long, and grey or black in colour, with pubescent arista. Only four species are included.[2]
The biology of Acartophthalmus is almost unknown. The adults have mainly been found in forests, while larvae have been reared from dead wood and decaying organic material.
Species
A. nigrinus
The four species included in the genus are:[2]
- Acartophthalmus bicolor Oldenberg, 1910 Holarctic
- Acartophthalmus latrinalis Ozerov, 1986 Russian Far East.
- Acartophthalmus nigrinus (Zetterstedt, 1848) Holarctic (common).
- Acartophthalmus pusio Frey, 1947 Europe.
Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom. There is also an uncertain fossil species.
References
- 1 2 Czerny, Leander (1902). "Bemerkungen zu den Arten der Gattungen Anthomyza Fll. und Ischnomyia Lw." (PDF). Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 21: 249–256. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- 1 2 Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Acartophthalmus |
- Tree of Life Detailed account with key and images
- Fauna Europaea Distribution in West Palaearctic including Russia.
- Diptera.info Images
- Images representing Acartophthalmidae at Bold.
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