Arthroceras

Arthroceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Tabanomorpha
Superfamily: Tabanoidea
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Rhagioninae
Genus: Arthroceras
Williston, 1886
Type species
Arthroceras pollinosum
Williston, 1886
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ussuriella Paramonov, 1929
  • Pseudocoenomyia Ôuchi, 1943

Arthroceras is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Arthroceras are mid-sized to large 4.5 to 13 millimetres (0.18 to 0.51 in), black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres.

Species

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References

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