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Acartophthalmus

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Acartophthalmus
Acartophthalmus nigrinus
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Acartophthalmus

Czerny, 1902[1]
Type species
Anthophilina nigrinus
Czerny, 1902[1]

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

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A. nigrinus

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

Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "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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