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Arthroceras
Sign in to saveArthroceras is a genus of snipe flies in the family Rhagionidae. Species of the genus Arthroceras are mid-sized to large , black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres. Within the family Rhagonidae, some authorities place the genus in the subfamily Arthrocerinae, in which it is the only genus.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Rhagionidae
- Collections
- USNM, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC), NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
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Arthroceras is a genus of snipe flies in the family Rhagionidae. Species of the genus Arthroceras are mid-sized to large , black, grey, or yellowish-colored flies that have a fairly long, tapering antenna consisting of 5–8 flagellomeres. Within the family Rhagonidae, some authorities place the genus in the subfamily Arthrocerinae, in which it is the only genus.
==Species== A. fulvicorne Nagatomi, 1966 – Neotropic A. fulvicorne nigricapite Nagatomi, 1966 A. fulvicorne subsolanum Nagatomi, 1966 A. subaquilum Nagatomi, 1966 – Neotropic A. gadi (Paramonov, 1929) – Palearctic A. japonicum Nagatomi, 1954 – Palearctic A. leptis (Osten Sacken, 1878) – Neotropic A. pollinosum Williston, 1886 – Neotropic A. rubrifrons Nagatomi, 1966 – Palearctic A. sinense (Ouchi, 1943) – Palearctic
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