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Taxonomy of Family Acroceridae Leach, 1815
Hunch-back flies, Hunchback-flies, Small-headed flies, Spider flies, spider fly, Spider parasite flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
23
2934
49726
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Nemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
3
161
1271
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAcroceridae
Leach, 1815
Hunch-back flies, Hunchback-flies, Small-headed flies
95
719
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Acroceridae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyAcrocerinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
22
303
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPanopinae
Schiner, 1868
21
199
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhilopotinae
Schlinger, 2003
14
81
Genera
Species
GenusAcrocerina
Gil Collado, 1929, 1929
1Species
GenusAcrodes
1Species
GenusAcrydiana
Latreille, 1802
Short-horned grasshopper
0Species
GenusApelleia
Bellardi, 1862
2Species
GenusAppeleia
Aldrich, 1905
  ⇒ Apelleia
0Species
GenusApsoma
Hutton, 1901
  ⇒ Apsona
0Species
GenusArchocyrtus
Usachev, 1968
2Species
GenusArrhynchus
Philippi, 1871
  ⇒ Ocnaea
3Species
GenusCurtus
Dumeril, 1823
  ⇒ Cyrtus
0Species
GenusCyrtinella
Gillung & Winterton, 2018
1Species
GenusEdon
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Cyrtus
0Species
GenusHenaps
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Henops
0Species
GenusHenops
Meigen, 1803
  ⇒ Ogcodes
14Species
GenusHoffeinsomyia
Gillung & Winterton, 2018
1Species
GenusLasioides
Collado, 1928
2Species
GenusLeucospina
Hardy, 1946
  ⇒ Leucopsina
0Species
GenusMesocera
Sørensen in Koch Keyserling), 1886
3Species
GenusNeolasia
5Species
GenusNothra
Westwood, 1876
  ⇒ Pterodontia
2Species
GenusObsebius
Loew, 1862
  ⇒ Opsebius
0Species
GenusOcnara
1Species
GenusOcnea
Bigot, 1856
  ⇒ Ocnaea
0Species
GenusOgkodes
Schiner, 1865
  ⇒ Ogcodes
0Species
GenusOncodes
Meigen, 1822
  ⇒ Ogcodes
65Species
GenusPanaps
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Panops
0Species
GenusParacrocera
Mik, 1886
  ⇒ Acrocera
10Species
GenusPhilpota
Brues & Melander, 1932
  ⇒ Philopota
0Species
GenusPhysegaster
Macquart in Lucas, 1849
1Species
GenusPialeoidea
Westwood, 1876
  ⇒ Ocnaea
3Species
GenusPialoidea
Aldrich, 1905
  ⇒ Pialeoidea
0Species
GenusPithogaster
Loew, 1857
1Species
GenusPteredontia
Macquart, 1835
  ⇒ Pterodontia
1Species
GenusPterondontia
1Species
GenusPteropexus
Macquart, 1846
2Species
GenusThersites
Bate, 1856
  ⇒ Ogcodes
14Species
GenusThersitomyia
Hunter, 1901
  ⇒ Ogcodes
0Species
GenusVerticistemma
Bigot, 1859
0Species
GenusVittalites
Hennig, 1966
  ⇒ Villalites
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Acroceridae
GermanKugelfliegen, Spinnenfliegen
EnglishHunch-back flies, Hunchback-flies, Small-headed flies, Spider flies, Spider fly, Spider parasite flies
DutchKogelvliegen, Spinvliegen
DanishKuglefluer
SwedishKulflugor


Distribution and Species lists of Acroceridae Leach, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  0 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  8 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
7 Genera  3 Species
Australia
8 Genera  50 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  0 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
11 Genera  33 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
6 Genera  21 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  1 Species
Chile
10 Genera  31 Species
China
4 Genera  9 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  5 Species
Costa Rica
10 Genera  9 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  7 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  2 Species
Denmark
5 Genera  7 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
9 Genera  5 Species
Estonia
3 Genera  3 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
3 Genera  8 Species
France
8 Genera  13 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
5 Genera  11 Species
Greece
2 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  2 Species
Haiti
3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  2 Species
India
8 Genera  15 Species
Indonesia
5 Genera  12 Species
Iran
2 Genera  5 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
5 Genera  15 Species
Japan
3 Genera  5 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Genera  4 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  10 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
2 Genera  2 Species
Lesotho
3 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  2 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  9 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
11 Genera  22 Species
Mongolia
4 Genera  13 Species
Morocco
3 Genera  8 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
3 Genera  3 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  4 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  7 Species
New Zealand
5 Genera  13 Species
Norway
4 Genera  10 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Genera  5 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
3 Genera  6 Species
Poland
2 Genera  2 Species
Portugal
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic South Africa
10 Genera  49 Species
Russia
8 Genera  28 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  0 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  0 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  3 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  6 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
4 Genera  10 Species
Sri Lanka
4 Genera  7 Species
Sweden
6 Genera  11 Species
Syria
1 Genus  2 Species
Taiwan
5 Genera  6 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  2 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  8 Species
USA
14 Genera  87 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
4 Genera  4 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Acroceridae (Leach 1815)
Acroceridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Acroceridae at artfakta.se
Acroceridae at dyntaxa.se
Acroceridae at gbif.org
Acroceridae at irmng.org
Acroceridae at itis.gov