Arthroteles
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.
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| Genus: | Arthroteles Bezzi, 1926 |
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| Arthroteles bombyliiformis Bezzi, 1926 | |
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They are only known from South Africa.
Species
- A. bombyliiformis Bezzi, 1926
- A. cinerea Stuckenberg, 1956
- A. longipalpis Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990
- A. orophila Stuckenberg, 1956
References
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