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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 edit
- Arthroteles bombyliiformis Bezzi, 1926[1]
- Arthroteles cinerea Stuckenberg, 1956[3]
- Arthroteles longipalpis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990[4]
- Arthroteles orophila Stuckenberg, 1956[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Bezzi, M. (1926). "South African Rhagionidae (Diptera) in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 297–324. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133.
- ^ a b Stuckenberg, B.R. (1956). "Notes on the genus Arthroteles Bezzi, with descriptions of two new species (Diptera: Errinidae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 13: 313–335.
- ^ Nagatomi, A.; Nagatomi, H. (1990). "A new Arthroteles from South Africa (Diptera, Rhagionidae)". South Pacific Study. 10: 309–316.