Acrocera orbiculus

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Acrocera orbiculus
Acrocera orbiculus, Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Acroceridae
Genus:	Acrocera
Species:	A. orbiculus
Binomial name
Acrocera orbiculus (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
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, 1802 Syrphus orbiculus Fabricius, 1787

Acrocera orbiculus, also known as the top-horned hunchback, is a species of fly belonging to the family Acroceridae. The species has a holarctic distribution, ranging from North America to the Palaearctic.

Etymology

The specific name is the Latin diminutive noun orbiculus, meaning 'a small disk'. As a noun in apposition, the suffix does not alter to reflect the gender of the genus.

Description

"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"

Biology

The larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the families Amaurobiidae, Clubionidae and Lycosidae.

References

External links

• GBIF
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