Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Brachycera Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Infraorder Tabanomorpha | |
Similar Ptiolina, Symphoromyia, Chrysopilus, Rhagio, Vermileonidae | ||
Arthroteles is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Species of Arthroteles are moderately sized, from 5 to 7.5 mm. They are gray to dark gray in colour. Their antenna bears seven to eight tapering flagellomeres, the first much larger than all others.
They are only known from South Africa.
Species
References
Arthroteles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA