Acartophthalmus

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]

Acartophthalmus
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]

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

The five species included in the genus are:[3]

Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom.

References
  1. 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.
  2. Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. "Acartophthalmus". Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. Ozerov, A. L. (1986). "Review of the family Acartophthalmidae (Diptera) with description of a new species". Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 65: 807–809. ISSN 0044-5134.
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