Acrocera orbiculus

Acrocera orbiculus
	Acrocera orbiculus in Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name is the Latin diminutive noun orbiculus, meaning 'a small disk'.^[4] 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" ^[5]

Biology

The larvae are endoparasites of spiders in the families Amaurobiidae, Clubionidae and Lycosidae.^[3]

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