Kingdom Animalia Family Acartophthalmidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | Superfamily Carnoidea Scientific name Acartophthalmus Higher classification Acartophthalmidae Order Fly | |
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Similar Asteiidae, Aulacigastridae, Tanypezidae, Diastatidae, Megamerinidae | ||
Acartophthalmus is a genus of flies, one of only genera 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. Only four species are included.
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 four species included in the genus are:
Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom. There is also an uncertain fossil species.
References
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