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Arthroceras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Brachycera

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Infraorder
  
Tabanomorpha

Similar
  
Ptiolina, Symphoromyia, Chrysopilus, Rhagio, Vermileonidae

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.

Species

  • A. fulvicorne Nagatomi, 1966 - Neotropic
  • A. subaquilum Nagatomi, 1966 - Neotropic
  • A. gadi (Paramonov, 1929) - Palearctic
  • A. japonicum Nagatomi, 1954 - Palearctic
  • A. leptis (Osten Sacken, 1878) - Neotropic
  • A. pollinosum Williston, 1886 - Neotropic
  • A. rubrifrons Nagatomi, 1966 - Palearctic
  • A. sinense (Ouchi, 1943) - Palearctic

    • References

    Arthroceras Wikipedia
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