Achradocera Explained

Achradocera is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] It is distributed in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms as well as in Polynesia.^[2] Several Afrotropical species were also placed in the genus, but in 2018 they were transferred to Chrysotus.^[3] Achradocera was formerly considered a subgenus of Chrysotus, but was restored as a separate genus by Harold E. Robinson (1975).^[2]

Species

• Achradocera apicalis (Aldrich, 1896)^[4] – West Indies, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, French Polynesia, Tonga
• Achradocera arcuata (Van Duzee, 1924) – western United States, Mexico, Hawaii
• Achradocera barbata (Loew, 1861) – North America
• Achradocera chilensis (Van Duzee, 1930) – Chile, Argentina
• Achradocera contracta (Van Duzee, 1929) – Guatemala
• Achradocera edwardsi (Van Duzee, 1930) – Chile
• Achradocera excavata (Van Duzee, 1924) – Virgin Islands
• Achradocera femoralis Becker, 1922 – Paraguay, Trinidad, Colombia
• Achradocera insignis Parent, 1933 – Argentina, Trinidad
• Achradocera longiseta Parent, 1933 – Bolivia, Argentina
• Achradocera meridionalis Becker, 1922 – Costa Rica
• Achradocera shannoni (Van Duzee, 1930) – Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Hawaii
• Achradocera tuberculata (Van Duzee, 1931) – Bolivia

The following species are synonyms or have been moved to other genera:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Achradocera africana Parent, 1934:^[5] now Chrysotus africanus (Parent, 1934)
• Achradocera angustifacies Becker, 1922: synonym of A. apicalis (Aldrich, 1896)
• Achradocera ealensis Parent, 1936: now Chrysotus ealensis (Parent, 1936)
• Achradocera insularis Lamb, 1933: now Chrysotus insularis (Lamb, 1933)
• Achradocera insularis Parent, 1933 (homonym of above): synonym of Chrysotus insularis (Lamb, 1933)
• Achradocera rutshuruensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1951:^[6] now Chrysotus rutshuruensis (Vanschuytbroeck, 1951)
• Achradocera wulfi Parent, 1936: now Chrysotus wulfi (Parent, 1936)

Notes and References

1. Book: Yang. D.. Zhu. Y.. Wang. M.. Zhang. L.. World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera).. 2006. China Agricultural University Press. Beijing. 9787811171020. 1–704.
2. Daniel J.. Bickel. 2000. New World Achradocera in Hawai'i, Tonga, and French Polynesia, with discussion of the genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 64. 14–20.
3. Igor Ya.. Grichanov. 2018. An annotated catalogue of afrotropical Dolichopodoidae (Diptera). Plant Protection News, Supplements. All-Union Research Institute of Plant Protection (VISR). St.Petersburg. 25. 10.5281/zenodo.1187006. free.
4. Runyon. Justin B.. 2020. The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of Montserrat, West Indies. ZooKeys. 966. 57–151. 10.3897/zookeys.966.55192. 32982546. 7494662. free.
5. Parent. O.. Additions a la faune ethiopienne (Dipteres: Dolichopodides). Bulletin de la Société entomologique d'Égypte.. 1934. 18. 112–138.
6. Vanschuytbroeck. P.. Dolichopodidae. (Diptera Brachycera Orthorrhapha).. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933-1935). Fasc.. 1951. 74. 1–153.