Acartophthalmus
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| Acartophthalmus nigrinus | |
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| Genus: | Acartophthalmus |
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Acartophthalmus is a genus of flies, and the only genus with confident placement 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.[2] Only five species are included.[3]
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[edit]
The five species included in the genus are:[3]
- A. bicolor Oldenberg, 1910 — Holarctic
- A. coxata (Zetterstedt, 1848) — Europe
- A. latrinalis Ozerov, 1986[4] Russian Far East
- A. nigrinus (Zetterstedt, 1848) — Holarctic (common)
- A. pusio Frey, 1947 — Europe
Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ a b "Acartophthalmus". Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Ozerov, A. L. (1986). "Review of the family Acartophthalmidae (Diptera) with description of a new species". Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 65: 807–809. ISSN 0044-5134.
External links[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Acartophthalmus.
- Tree of Life Detailed account with key and images
- Fauna Europaea Distribution in West Palaearctic including Russia
- Images, Diptera.info
- Images representing Acartophthalmidae at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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