Acartophthalmidae

Acartophthalmidae
Acartophthalmus nigrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Carnoidea
Family: Acartophthalmidae
Czerny, 1928

The Acartophthalmidae are a family of very small (1.0-2.5 mm), dark flies with pubescent arista and having ocelli, placed in the order Diptera. All are Holarctic in distribution.[1] Two fossil species are known, with uncertain placement.[2]

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