Acrocera orbiculus
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| Acrocera orbiculus | |
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| Acrocera orbiculus, Italy | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Genus: | Acrocera |
| Species: | A. orbiculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocera orbiculus (Fabricius, 1787)
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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.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name is the Latin diminutive noun orbiculus, meaning 'a small disk'.[4] As a noun in apposition, the suffix does not alter to reflect the gender of the genus.
Description
[edit | edit source]"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
[edit | edit source]The larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the families Amaurobiidae, Clubionidae and Lycosidae.[3]
References
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- ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
External links
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