Biology:Acartophthalmidae
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Short description: Family of flies
| Acartophthalmidae | |
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| Acartophthalmus nigrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Carnoidea |
| Family: | Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928 |
The Acartophthalmidae are a family of very small (1.0-2.5 mm), dark flies with pubescent arista, placed in the order Diptera. All are Holarctic in distribution.[1] Two fossil species are known, with uncertain placement.[2]
Genera
- †Acartophthalmites Hennig, 1965[3]
- Acartophthalmus Czerny, 1902[4]
Biology
Adults have been found mostly in forests. Larvae have been reared from dead wood and decaying organic material.
References
- ↑ Owen Lonsdale (November 30, 2009). "Acartophthalmidae". Tree of Life Web Project. http://www.tolweb.org/Acartophthalmidae. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ↑ "†Acartophthalmites Hennig 1965". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=139395.
- ↑ Hennig, W. (1965). "Die Acalyptratae des Baltischen Bernsteins und ihre Bedeutung fur die Erforschung der phylogenetischen Entwicklung dieser Dipteren-Gruppe". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 145: 1–215. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33512937#page/7/mode/1up. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Czerny, Leander (1902). "Bemerkungen zu den Arten der Gattungen Anthomyza Fll. und Ischnomyia Lw.". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung 21: 249–256. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/WEZ_21_0249-0256.pdf. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q5324446 entry
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