Acartophthalmidae
Acartophthalmus nigrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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, placed in the order Diptera. All are Holarctic in distribution.[1] Two fossil species are known, with uncertain placement.[2]

Genera

Biology

Adults have been found mostly in forests. Larvae have been reared from dead wood and decaying organic material.

References

  1. ^ Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  2. ^ "†Acartophthalmites Hennig 1965". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.


Categories