Acrocera orbiculus
Species of fly
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Acrocera orbiculus, also known as the top-horned hunchback, is a species of fly belonging to the family Acroceridae. The species has a holarctic distribution, ranging from North America to the Palaearctic.[1]
| Acrocera orbiculus | |
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| Acrocera orbiculus, Italy | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Genus: | Acrocera |
| Species: | A. orbiculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocera orbiculus (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Etymology
Description
"Antennae placed at the extreme top of the head, ending in a long thin arista. Venation very much reduced. Proboscis absent, or very short and stumpy" [5]
Biology
The larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the families Amaurobiidae, Clubionidae and Lycosidae.[1]