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''Achradocera'' is a genus of
flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
in the family
Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally a ...
. It is distributed in the
Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
and
Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...
realms as well as in
Polynesia Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...
. Several
Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' Chrysotus''. ''Achradocera'' was formerly considered a subgenus of '' Chrysotus'', but was restored as a separate genus by Harold E. Robinson (1975). Adult males of ''Achradocera'' can be recognised by several
secondary sex characteristic A secondary sex characteristic is a physical characteristic of an organism that is related to or derived from its sex, but not directly part of its reproductive system. In humans, these characteristics typically start to appear during pubert ...
s: their antennae have the first flagellomere elongated and swollen at the base with a narrow tip, and they have rows of thickened setae underneath the eyes.


Species

*'' Achradocera apicalis'' ( Aldrich, 1896) – West Indies, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, French Polynesia, Tonga *'' Achradocera arcuata'' (Van Duzee, 1924) – western United States, Mexico, Hawaii *''
Achradocera barbata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic realm, Nearctic and Neotropical realm, Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical species were also ...
'' ( Loew, 1861) – North America *'' Achradocera chilensis'' (Van Duzee, 1930) – Chile, Argentina *''
Achradocera contracta ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' ...
'' (Van Duzee, 1929) – Guatemala *'' Achradocera edwardsi'' (Van Duzee, 1930) – Chile *'' Achradocera excavata'' (Van Duzee, 1924) –
Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands () are an archipelago between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Caribbean Sea, geographically forming part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, Caribbean islands or West Indie ...
*'' Achradocera femoralis''
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, 1922 – Paraguay, Trinidad, Colombia *''
Achradocera insignis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' ...
''
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, 1933 – Argentina, Trinidad *''
Achradocera longiseta ''Achradocera'' is a genus of fly, flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic realm, Nearctic and Neotropical realm, Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical species were also ...
''
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, 1933 – Bolivia, Argentina *''
Achradocera meridionalis ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' ...
''
Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1922 – Costa Rica *''
Achradocera shannoni ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' ...
'' (Van Duzee, 1930) – Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Hawaii *''
Achradocera tuberculata ''Achradocera'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia. Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to '' ...
'' (Van Duzee, 1931) – Bolivia The following species are synonyms or have been moved to other genera: *''Achradocera africana''
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, 1934: now ''
Chrysotus africanus ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...
'' (
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, 1934) *''Achradocera angustifacies''
Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1922: synonym of ''A. apicalis'' ( Aldrich, 1896) *''Achradocera ealensis''
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, 1936: now ''
Chrysotus ealensis ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...
'' (
Parent A parent is either the progenitor of a child or, in humans, it can refer to a caregiver or legal guardian, generally called an adoptive parent or step-parent. Parents who are progenitors are First-degree relative, first-degree relatives and have ...
, 1936) *''Achradocera insularis'' Lamb, 1933: now ''
Chrysotus insularis ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...
'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera insularis''
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, 1933 (homonym of above): synonym of ''
Chrysotus insularis ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...
'' (Lamb, 1933) *''Achradocera rutshuruensis'' Vanschuytbroeck, 1951: now ''
Chrysotus rutshuruensis ''Chrysotus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily Diaphorinae, with more than 460 species. However, the genus is probably paraphyletic, and possibly even polyphyletic, with respect to ...
'' (Vanschuytbroeck, 1951) *''Achradocera wulfi''
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, 1936: now '' Chrysotus wulfi'' (
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, 1936)


References

Dolichopodidae genera Diaphorinae Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Insects of Oceania Taxa named by Theodor Becker {{Dolichopodidae-stub