Acroceridae
Small-headed flies
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Oosterbroek, P. 1998. 34. Acroceridae. In P. Oosterbroek: The families of Diptera of the Malay Archipelago. Brill: Boston. p. 90.
Schlinger, E. I. 1981. 43. Acroceridae. Manual of Nearc. Dipt. 1:575-584.
Schlinger, E. I. 1987. The biology of Acroceridae (Diptera): true endoparasitoids of spiders. In Nentwig, W. (ed.). Ecophysiology of Spiders. Springer Verlag, Berlin. pp. 39-327.
Winterton S. L., B. M. Wiegmann, and E. I. Schlinger. 2007. Phylogeny and Bayesian divergence time estimations of small-headed flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) using multiple molecular markers. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 43:808-832.
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Scientific Name | Cyrtus gibbus |
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Location | Languedoc, France |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Cyrtus gibbus |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2007 Nigel Jones |
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2008. Acroceridae. Small-headed flies. Version 24 March 2008 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Acroceridae/10455/2008.03.24 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/