| Acanthocera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Diachlorini |
| Genus: | Acanthocera Macquart, 1834[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tabanus longicornis | |
| Synonyms | |
Acanthocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Tabanidae.[5][6][7]
The species of this genus are found in South America.
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- ^ Fairchild, G.B.; Burger, J.F. (1994). "A catalog of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Americas south of the United States". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 55: vii + 249.