''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the

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and Neotropical realms as well as in

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. Several

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species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ''

Chrysotus ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect ...

''. ''Achradocera'' was formerly considered a subgenus of ''

'', but was restored as a separate genus by

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(1975).

Species

*'' Achradocera apicalis'' (

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, 1896) *'' Achradocera arcuata'' (Van Duzee, 1924) *'' Achradocera barbata'' ( Loew, 1861) *'' Achradocera chilensis'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *'' Achradocera contracta'' (Van Duzee, 1929) *'' Achradocera edwardsi'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *'' Achradocera excavata'' (Van Duzee, 1924) *'' Achradocera femoralis''

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, 1922 *'' Achradocera fractus'' Meijere, 1913 *'' Achradocera insignis'' Parent, 1933 *'' Achradocera longiseta'' Parent, 1933 *'' Achradocera meridionalis''

, 1922 *'' Achradocera porrectus'' Parent, 1939 *'' Achradocera shannoni'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *'' Achradocera tuberculata'' (Van Duzee, 1931) The following species are synonyms or have been moved to other genera: *''Achradocera africana'' Parent, 1934: now '' Chrysotus africanus'' ( Parent, 1934) *''Achradocera angustifacies''

, 1922: synonym of ''A. barbata'' ( Loew, 1861) *''Achradocera ealensis'' Parent, 1936: now '' Chrysotus ealensis'' ( Parent, 1936) *''Achradocera insularis'' Lamb, 1933: now '' Chrysotus insularis'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera insularis'' Parent, 1933 (homonym of above): synonym of '' Chrysotus insularis'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera rutshuruensis'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951: now '' Chrysotus rutshuruensis'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1951) *''Achradocera wulfi'' Parent, 1936: now '' Chrysotus wulfi'' ( Parent, 1936)

References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Insects of Oceania Taxa named by Theodor Becker {{Dolichopodidae-stub