Acartophthalmus Nigrinus
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''Acartophthalmus'' is a genus of flies, and the only genus with confident placement in the family
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
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. Only five 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 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. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1848)
— Europe *'' A. latrinalis'' Ozerov, 1986 Russian Far East *'' 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, 1947 — Europe Two of the species occur in the United Kingdom.


References


External links


Tree of Life
Detailed account with key and images
Fauna Europaea
Distribution in West Palaearctic including Russia
Images
Diptera.info
Images representing Acartophthalmidae
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Carnoidea genera Acartophthalmidae Articles containing video clips Taxa named by Leander Czerny {{Carnoidea-stub