''Atelestus'' is a genus of
flies
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
belonging to the family
Atelestidae
Atelestidae is a family of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea. The four genera were placed in a separate family in 1983; they were formerly either in Platypezidae (which are not even particularly closely related) or considered ''incertae sedis'' ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
* ''
Atelestus dissonans''
Collin, 1961
* ''
Atelestus pulicarius Atelestus may refer to:
* ''Atelestus'' (fly), a genus of flies in the family Atelestidae
* ''Atelestus'', a genus of beetles in the family Malachiidae; synonym of ''Brachemys
''Brachemys'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Melyrida ...
''
(Fallen, 1816)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14674568
Empidoidea
Empidoidea genera