Arthroteles
Genus of flies
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Arthroteles is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae. Species of Arthroteles are moderately sized, from 5 to 7.5 mm. They are gray to dark gray in colour. Their antenna bears seven to eight tapering flagellomeres, the first much larger than all others.[2]
| Arthroteles | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhagioninae |
| Genus: | Arthroteles Bezzi, 1926[1] |
| Type species | |
| Arthroteles bombyliiformis | |
They are only known from South Africa.
Species
- Arthroteles bombyliiformis Bezzi, 1926[1]
- Arthroteles cinerea Stuckenberg, 1956[3]
- Arthroteles longipalpis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990[4]
- Arthroteles orophila Stuckenberg, 1956[3]