Acrocera

Genus of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acrocera is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae.[5]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
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Acrocera
Acrocera orbiculus, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Acroceridae
Subfamily: Acrocerinae
Genus: Acrocera
Meigen, 1803[1]
Type species
Syrphus globulus
( = Syrphus orbiculus Fabricius, 1787)
Panzer, 1802
Synonyms[2]
  • Paracrocera Mik, 1886[3]
  • Acrodes Froggatt, 1907[4]
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Species

Subgenus Acrocera Meigen, 1803[1]

Subgenus Acrocerina Gil Collado, 1929:[25]

The fossil species Acrocera hirsuta Scudder, 1877 is not considered an acrocerid, instead appearing closer to the Mythicomyiidae.[40]

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