| Acartophthalmidae | |
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| Acartophthalmus nigrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Carnoidea |
| Family: | Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928 |
The Acartophthalmidae are a family of very small (1.0-2.5 mm), dark flies with pubescent arista and having ocelli, placed in the order Diptera. All are Holarctic in distribution.[1] Two fossil species are known, with uncertain placement.[2]
Genera
[edit]Flies in the family have a pubescent arista on the antenna. They have ocelli and a characteristic bristle pattern on the head. The wing is sometimes tinged along the costa and there is a humeral break in the costal vein.
- †Acartophthalmites Hennig, 1965[3]
- Acartophthalmus Czerny, 1902[4]
Biology
[edit]Adults have been found mostly in forests, often on fungi and decaying wood. Larvae have been reared from dead wood and decaying organic material.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "†Acartophthalmites Hennig 1965". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Hennig, W. (1965). "Die Acalyptratae des Baltischen Bernsteins und ihre Bedeutung fur die Erforschung der phylogenetischen Entwicklung dieser Dipteren-Gruppe". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 145: 1–215. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Czerny, Leander (1902). "Bemerkungen zu den Arten der Gattungen Anthomyza Fll. und Ischnomyia Lw" (PDF). Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 21: 249–256. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2015). The European Families of the Diptera: Identification - Diagnosis - Biology. Brill. p. 110. ISBN 9789004278066.
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