''Acartophthalmus'' is a
genus
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of
flies, and the only genus with confident placement in the
family
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Acartophthalmidae
The Acartophthalmidae are a family of very small (1.0-2.5 mm), dark flies with pubescent arista, placed in the order Diptera. All are Holarctic in distribution. Two fossil species are known, with uncertain placement.
Genera
*†'' Acartopht ...
. They are long, and grey or black in colour, with pubescent
arista
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.
Only five
species
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are included.
The biology of ''Acartophthalmus'' is almost unknown. The adults have mainly been found in forests, while
larva
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The ...
e have been reared from dead wood and decaying organic material.
Species
The five species included in the genus are:
*''
A. bicolor''
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, 1910 — Holarctic
*''
A. coxata''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
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Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1848) — Europe
*''
A. latrinalis''
Ozerov, 1986 Russian Far East
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*''
A. nigrinus''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1848) — Holarctic (common)
*''
A. pusio''
Frey
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, 1947 — Europe
Two of the species occur in the
United Kingdom
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.
References
External links
Tree of LifeDetailed account with key and images
Fauna EuropaeaDistribution in West Palaearctic including Russia
Images Diptera.info
Images representing Acartophthalmidaeat
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Carnoidea genera
Acartophthalmidae
Articles containing video clips
Taxa named by Leander Czerny
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