''Arthroteles'' is a genus of

snipe fly Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies a ...

of the family

Rhagionidae Rhagionidae or snipe flies are a small family of flies. They get their name from the similarity of their often prominent proboscis that looks like the beak of a snipe. Description Rhagionidae are medium-sized to large flies with slender bodies ...

. Species of ''Arthroteles'' are moderately sized, from 5 to 7.5 mm. They are gray to dark gray in colour. Their antenna bears seven to eight tapering

flagellomere An antenna (plural: antennae) is one of a pair of appendages used for sensing in arthropods. Antennae are sometimes referred to as ''feelers''. Antennae are connected to the first one or two segments of the arthropod head. They vary widely in ...

s, the first much larger than all others. They are only known from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

Species

*'' Arthroteles bombyliiformis'' Bezzi, 1926 *'' Arthroteles cinerea'' Stuckenberg, 1956 *'' Arthroteles longipalpis'' Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1990 *'' Arthroteles orophila'' Stuckenberg, 1956

References

{{taxonbar, from1=Q4797700 Rhagionidae Diptera of Africa Taxa named by Mario Bezzi Brachycera genera