Arrhynchus

Arrhynchus is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. It has sometimes been placed as a synonym of Ocnaea. It is endemic to Chile.[1][2]

Arrhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Panopinae
Genus: Arrhynchus
Philippi, 1871
Type species
Arrhynchus vittatus
Philippi, 1871

Species
  • Arrhynchus maculatus Schlinger, 1968[2]
  • Arrhynchus meridionalis (Sabrosky, 1946)[3]
  • Arrhynchus penai Schlinger, 1968[2]
  • Arrhynchus stuardoi (Sabrosky, 1946)[3]
  • Arrhynchus vittatus Philippi, 1871

References
  1. González, Christian R.; Elgueta, Mario; Ramirez, Fransisco (2018). "A catalog of Acroceridae (Diptera) from Chile". Zootaxa. 4374 (3): 427–440. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4374.3.6. PMID 29689809.
  2. Schlinger, E.I. (1968). "Studies in Neotropical Acroceridae, Part I. A revision of Arrhynchus Philippi and a key to the genera of the Ocnaea Branch of the Panopinae (Diptera)". Revista Chilena de Entomología. 6: 47–54.
  3. Sabrosky, C.W. (1946). "Two new species of Ocnaea from Chile.". In Stuardo Ortiz, C. (ed.). Catálogo de los Dípteros de Chile. Santiago: Ministerio de Agricultura, Impresiones Universitaria. pp. 190–195. OCLC 29151155.


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