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Acroceridae
| Description | The Acroceridae are a small family of odd-looking flies. They have a hump-backed appearance with a strikingly small head, generally with a long proboscis for accessing nectar. They are rare and not widely known. The most frequently applied common names are small-headed flies or hunch-back flies. Many are bee or wasp mimics. Because they are parasitoids of spiders, they also are sometimes known as spider flies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroceridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Acroceridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | spider fly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Acroceridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Spinvliegen, Small-headed Flies, Kulflugor, Spider Fly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroceridae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acrocerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archocyrtinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Cyrtinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ogcodinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Philopotinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Acrocera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Africaterphis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apelleia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apsona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archaeterphis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Archipialea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archocyrtus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Asopsebius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astomella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astomelloides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burmacyrtus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Camposella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coquena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corononcodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dimacrocolus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eulonchiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Eulonchus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Exetasis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glaesoncodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Hadrogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Helle genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Holops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leucopsina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalybus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meruia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesophysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neolasia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neopanops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neophilopota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nipponcyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ocnaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ogcodes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Oligoneura genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Oncodes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Opsebius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Panocalda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Panops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parahelle genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Philopota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Physegastrella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pialea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prophilopota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Psilodera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterodontia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pteropexus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Quasi genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhysogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sabroskya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schlingeriella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schlingeromyia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sphaerops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenopialea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Subcyrtus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Terphis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thyllis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turbopsebius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Villalites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Villalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterondontia misella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1815 | Acroceridae Leach p. 162 |
| 1992 | Acroceridae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Acroceridae Grimaldi et al. p. 306 |
| 2018 | Acroceridae Shin et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
