''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. 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

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Achradocera apicalis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (

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, 1896) *''

Achradocera arcuata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1924) *''

Achradocera barbata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' ( Loew, 1861) *''

Achradocera chilensis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *''

Achradocera contracta ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1929) *''

Achradocera edwardsi ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *''

Achradocera excavata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1924) *''

Achradocera femoralis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' Becker, 1922 *'' Achradocera fractus'' Meijere, 1913 *''

Achradocera insignis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' Parent, 1933 *''

Achradocera longiseta ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' Parent, 1933 *''

Achradocera meridionalis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' Becker, 1922 *''

Achradocera porrectus ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' Parent, 1939 *''

Achradocera shannoni ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1930) *''

Achradocera tuberculata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to ...

'' (Van Duzee, 1931) The following species are synonyms or have been moved to other genera: *''Achradocera africana'' Parent, 1934: now ''

Chrysotus africanus ''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 ...

'' ( Parent, 1934) *''Achradocera angustifacies'' Becker, 1922: synonym of ''A. barbata'' ( Loew, 1861) *''Achradocera ealensis'' Parent, 1936: now ''

Chrysotus ealensis ''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 ...

'' ( Parent, 1936) *''Achradocera insularis'' Lamb, 1933: now ''

Chrysotus insularis ''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 ...

'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera insularis'' Parent, 1933 (homonym of above): synonym of ''

'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera rutshuruensis'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951: now ''

Chrysotus rutshuruensis ''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 ...

'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1951) *''Achradocera wulfi'' Parent, 1936: now ''

Chrysotus wulfi ''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 ...

'' ( Parent, 1936)

References

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