Arthroceras
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Arthroceras is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae
. Arthroceras are mid-sized to large 4.5 to 13 mm (0.177165354330709 to 0.511811023622047 ), black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna
consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres.
Rhagionidae
Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies containing 21 genera.-Description:Rhagionidae are medium-sized or large flies with slender bodies and stilt-like legs. The mouthparts are adapted for piercing and many species are haematophagous as adults, while others are predatory on other...
. Arthroceras are mid-sized to large 4.5 to 13 mm (0.177165354330709 to 0.511811023622047 ), black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna
Antenna (biology)
Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....
consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres.
Species
- A. fulvicorne Nagatomi, 1966 - Neotropic
- A. subaquilum Nagatomi, 1966 - Neotropic
- A. gadi (Paramonov, 1929) - Palearctic
- A. japonicum Nagatomi, 1954 - Palearctic
- A. leptis (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1878) - Neotropic - A. pollinosum WillistonSamuel Wendell WillistonSamuel Wendell Williston was an American educator and paleontologist who was the first to propose that birds developed flight cursorially , rather than arboreally . He was also an entomologist, specialising in Diptera.-Early life:Williston was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel Williston and...
, 1886 - Neotropic - A. rubrifrons Nagatomi, 1966 - Palearctic
- A. sinense (Ouchi, 1943) - Palearctic