Acrocera orbicula

Acrocera orbicula
Acrocera orbicula in Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Acroceridae
Genus:Acrocera
Species: A. orbicula
Binomial name
Acrocera orbicula
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acrocera albipes Meigen, 1804
  • Acrocera borealis Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Acrocera hubbardi Cole, 1919
  • Acrocera hungerfordi Sabrosky, 1944
  • Acrocera tumida Erichson, 1840
  • Ogcodes pubescens Latreille, 1805
  • Paracrocera kaszabi Majer, 1977
  • Paracrocera manevali Séguy, 1926
  • Paracrocera minuscula Séguy, 1934
  • Syrphus globulus Panzer, 1804
  • Syrphus orbiculus Fabricius, 1787

Acrocera orbicula, also known as the top-horned hunchback[1], is a species of flies belonging to the family Acroceridae. It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe.[2]

Description

External images "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" [3]

Biology

The larvae are endoparasites of spiders.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kehlmaier, Christian; Almeida, Jorge Moto (2014). "New host records for European Acroceridae (Diptera), with discussion of species limits of Acrocera orbiculus (Fabricius) based on DNA-barcoding" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3780 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.5.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ 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
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