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]
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| Acartophthalmus nigrinus | |
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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
editThe 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
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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
- Images, Diptera.info
- Images representing Acartophthalmidae at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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