Arthroceras
| Arthroceras | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Arthrocerinae |
| Genus: | Arthroceras Williston, 1886[1] |
| Type species | |
| Arthroceras pollinosum | |
| Synonyms | |
Arthroceras is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Arthroceras are mid-sized to large 4.5 to 13 millimetres (0.18 to 0.51 in), black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres. Within Rhagonidae, the genus is sometimes(?) placed in the subfamily Arthrocerinae, in which it is the only genus.[4]
Species[edit]
- A. fulvicorne Nagatomi, 1966[5] – Neotropic
- A. subaquilum Nagatomi, 1966[5] – Neotropic
- A. gadi (Paramonov, 1929)[2] – Palearctic
- A. japonicum Nagatomi, 1954[6] – Palearctic
- A. leptis (Osten Sacken, 1878)[7] – Neotropic
- A. pollinosum Williston, 1886[1] – Neotropic
- A. rubrifrons Nagatomi, 1966[5] – Palearctic
- A. sinense (Ouchi, 1943)[3] – Palearctic
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Williston, S.W. (1886). "On two interesting genera of Leptidae". Entomologica Americana. 2: 105–108.
- ^ a b Paramonov, S.J. (1929). "Ussuriella-eine neue der Arthropeas nahe verwandte Gattung (Rhagionidae)". Zbirn. Prats Zool. Mus. 7: 181–182.
- ^ a b Ôuchi, Y. (1943). "Diptera Sinica. Coenomyiidae 1. One new genus belonging to the family Coenomyiidae from East China". Shanghai Sizenkagaku Kenkyusyo Iho (in Japanese). 13: 493–495.
- ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2004). Revision of the Genera of the Rhagionidae of the World (Diptera: Brachycera) (PDF) (Thesis). University of Maryland. hdl:1903/1684.
- ^ a b c d e Nagatomi, A.; Tanaka, A. (1966). "The Arthroceras of the world (Diptera: Rhagionidae)". Pacific Insects. 8: 43–60.
- ^ Nagatomi, A. (1954). "A new species of the genus Arthroceras Williston from Japan (Diptera, Rhagionidae)". Mushi. 26 (4): 13–15.
- ^ Osten Sacken, C.R. (1878). Catalogue of the described Diptera of North America. [Ed.2]. Vol. 16. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. pp. (2[=publ. 270]), xlviii + 276 pp.