Apterachalcus
| Apterachalcus | |
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| Apterachalcus borboroides, male (body length about 1.2 mm) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Asilomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Empidoidea |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Achalcinae |
| Genus: | Apterachalcus Bickel, 1992[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acropsilus borboroides Oldroyd, 1955 | |
| Species | |
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Apterachalcus is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae. There is one described species, Apterachalcus borboroides (Oldroyd, 1955). It is wingless and somewhat laterally compressed, giving it a somewhat flea-like appearance. It has been found in the Auckland and Campbell Islands in the New Zealand subantarctic. This or closely related undescribed species have also been found at high altitude in the South Island and Stewart Island.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Bickel, D. J. (1991). "Sciapodinae, Medeterinae (Insecta: Diptera) with a generic review of the Dolichopodidae" (PDF). Fauna New Zealand 23: 71. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Oldroyd, H. (1955). "The Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands. Part 4.] A wingless dolichopodid (Diptera) from Campbell Island". Records of the Dominion Museum 2 (4): 243–246. ISSN 0373-7233. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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