Apterachalcus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Asilomorpha
Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Dolichopodidae
Subfamilia: Achalcinae
Genus: Apterachalcus
Species (1): A. borboroides
Name

Apterachalcus Bickel, 1992: 12

Gender: masculine.

Type species: Acropsilus borboroides Oldroyd, 1955, by original designation [and monotypy].
References
Primary references

Bickel, D.J. 1992 (imprint 1991). Sciapodinae, Medeterinae (Insecta: Diptera) with a generic review of the Dolichopodidae. Fauna of New Zealand 23: 1–74. DOI: 10.7931/J2/FNZ.23 Open access. Reference page.
Grootaert, P. & Meuffels, H.J.G. 1997. Dolichopodidae (Diptera) from Papua New Guinea XV. Scepastopyga gen. nov. and the establishment of a new subfamily, the Achalcinae. Journal of natural history 31(10): 1587–1600. DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770841 [p. 1599: included in subfamily Achalcinae]
Oldroyd, H. 1955. [The Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands. Part 4.] A wingless dolichopodid (Diptera) from Campbell Island. Records of the Dominion Museum 2(4): 243–246. Full article. Reference page.

Additional references

Macfarlane, R.P., Maddison, P.A., Andrew, I.G., Berry, J.A., Johns, P.M., Hoare, R.J.B., Larivière, M.-C., Greenslade, P., Henderson, R.C., Smithers, C.N., Palma, R.L., Ward, J.B., Pilgrim, R.L.C., Towns, D.R., McLellan, I., Teulon, D.A.J., Hitchings, T.R., Eastop, V.F., Martin, N.A., Fletcher, M.J., Stufkens, M.A.W., Dale, P.J., Burckhardt, D., Buckley, T.R. & Trewick, S.A. 2010. Phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233–467 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2010. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reference page. PDF. Reference page.
Pollet, M. 2005. Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 143(1): 27–73. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x
Pollet, M. & Cumming, J.M. 1998. Systematic revision of Nearctic species of Achalcus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography. Systematic entomology 23(4): 371–385. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.1998.00062.x

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Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist [no species records]
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Systema Dipterorum Version 1.0. Last updated: 10 August 2010 [no species records]

Apterachalcus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It has only one described species, Apterachalcus borboroides, known from New Zealand. It was originally described by Harold Oldroyd in 1955, who placed the species in Acropsilus. However, Daniel J. Bickel determined that the species did not belong to Acropsilus, and created a new genus for it in 1991.[2]

It is wingless and somewhat laterally compressed, giving it a somewhat flea-like appearance. It has been found in the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island in the New Zealand subantarctic. This or closely related undescribed species have also been found at high altitude above the Paparoa Range and Stewart Island.[2][3]

The generic name is derived from the stem apter- of apteros (Greek for "wingless") and Achalcus, the name of a closely related genus.[2]
References

"Species Details". NZTCS. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
Bickel, D. J. (1991). "Sciapodinae, Medeterinae (Insecta: Diptera) with a generic review of the Dolichopodidae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand (published 13 Jan 1992). 23: 1–74. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Oldroyd, H. (1955). "The Diptera of Auckland and Campbell Islands. Part 4.] A wingless dolichopodid (Diptera) from Campbell Island". Records of the Dominion Museum. 2 (4): 243–246. ISSN 0373-7233. Retrieved 31 December 2015.