Acanthocera Explained

Acanthocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Tabanidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The species of this genus are found in South America.

Species

• Acanthocera anacantha Lutz & Neiva, 1915
• Acanthocera aureoscutellata Henriques & Rafael, 1992^[4]
• Acanthocera bequaerti (Fairchild, 1964)^[5]
• Acanthocera bicincta Henriques & Rafael, 1992^[4]
• Acanthocera coarctata (Wiedemann, 1828)^[6]
• Acanthocera distincta Henriques & Rafael, 1995^[7]
• Acanthocera exstincta (Wiedemann, 1828)^[6]
• Acanthocera fairchildi Henriques & Rafael, 1992^[4]
• Acanthocera gorayebi Henriques & Rafael, 1992^[4]
• Acanthocera inopinatus (Fairchild, 1972)^[8]
• Acanthocera intermedia Lutz, 1915^[9]
• Acanthocera kroberi Fairchild, 1939^[10]
• Acanthocera longicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Acanthocera lutzi (Enderlein, 1922)^[11]
• Acanthocera marginalis Walker, 1854^[12]
• Acanthocera polistiformis Fairchild, 1961^[13]
• Acanthocera quinquecincta Lutz, 1915^[9]
• Acanthocera vespiformis Burger, 2002^[14]

Notes and References

1. Moucha . J. . Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue. . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements . 1976 . 7 . 1–320 . 11 September 2022.
2. Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico . 1995 . Burger . J. F. . International Contributions on Entomology. 1 . 1 . 1–100. Associated Publishers.
3. Fairchild . G.B. . Burger . J.F. . A catalog of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Americas south of the United States . Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute . 1994 . 55 . vii + 249.
4. Henriques . Augusto Loureiro . Rafael . J.A. . Notes on the Neotropical genus Acanthocera Macquart (Diptera Tabanidae) with description of four new species . Go Eldiana Zoologia . 1992 . 13 . 1–13 . 23 November 2022.
5. Fairchild . G.B. . A new genus and species of Neotropical horselfy (Diptera: Tabanidae) . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 1964 . 70 (1963) . 193–196 . 15 October 2022.
6. Book: Wiedemann . Christian Rudolph Wilhelm . Aussereuropäische zweiflügelige Insekten. Als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werks . 1828 . Zweiter Theil. Schulz . Hamm . xxxii + 608 pp., 7 pls .
7. Henriques . Augusto Loureiro . Rafael . José A . Revisao do genero Neotropical Acanthocera Macquart (Diptera: Tabanidae) . Acta Amazonica . 1995 . 23 . 4 . 403–440 . 23 November 2022 . 10.1590/1809-43921993234440 . free.
8. Fairchild . G.B. . A new species of Querbetia (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Peru . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 1972 . 79 . 3 . 213–214 . 10.1155/1972/90764 . free. 23 November 2022.
9. Lutz . A. . Tabanidas do Brasil e alguns estados vizinhos . Segunda Memória, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz . 1915 . 7 . 1 . 51–119. 10.1590/S0074-02761915000100003 .
10. Fairchild . G.B. . Notes on the genus Acanthocera Macquart (Dipt. Tabanidae) . Revista de Entomologica . 1939 . 10 . 14–27.
11. Enderlein . G. . Ein neues Tabanidensystem . Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin . 1922 . 10 . 333–351 . 7 July 2022.
12. Book: Walker . F. . List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part V. [=Supplement I] . 1854 . British Museum . London . 1–330.
13. Fairchild . G.B. . Insecta Amapaensis - Diptera, Tabanidae . Studia Entomologica . 1961 . 4 . 433–448 . 13 November 2022.
14. Burger . J.F. . Description of five new species of Tabanidae (Diptera) from Costa Rica and revised keys to species for the genera Fidena Walker, Scione Walker, and Chrysops Meigen in Costa Rica . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 2002 . 104 . 4 . 928–940.