''Arthroceras'' is a genus of

snipe fly Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies a ...

of the family

Rhagionidae Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies a ...

. ''Arthroceras'' are mid-sized to large , black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering

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consisting of 5–8

flagellomere Antennae ( antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers", are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. Antennae are connected to the first one or two segments of the arthropod head. They vary widely in form but are always made of one o ...

s. Within Rhagonidae, the genus is sometimes(?) placed in the subfamily Arthrocerinae, in which it is the only genus.

Species

*'' A. fulvicorne'' Nagatomi, 1966 –

Neotropic The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

**''A. fulvicorne nigricapite'' Nagatomi, 1966 **''A. fulvicorne subsolanum'' Nagatomi, 1966 *'' A. subaquilum'' Nagatomi, 1966 – Neotropic *'' A. gadi'' ( Paramonov, 1929) –

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

*'' A. japonicum'' Nagatomi, 1954 – Palearctic *'' A. leptis'' ( Osten Sacken, 1878) – Neotropic *'' A. pollinosum'' Williston, 1886 – Neotropic *'' A. rubrifrons'' Nagatomi, 1966 – Palearctic *'' A. sinense'' (Ouchi, 1943) – Palearctic

References

{{taxonbar, from1=Q4797645 Rhagionidae Brachycera genera Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston