| Acrocera | |
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| Acrocera orbiculus , Italy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Acrocerinae |
| Genus: | Acrocera Meigen, 1803 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Syrphus globulus ( = Syrphus orbiculus Fabricius, 1787) Panzer, 1802 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Acrocera is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. [5]
Subgenus Acrocera Meigen, 1803 [1]
Subgenus Acrocerina Gil Collado, 1929: [25]
The fossil species Acrocera hirsutaScudder, 1877 is not considered an acrocerid, instead appearing closer to the Mythicomyiidae. [40]