Abrachyglossum capitatum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Conopidae
- Genus: Abrachyglossum
- Species: Abrachyglossum capitatum
Visual Description
Abrachyglossum capitatum is a member of the family Conopidae, commonly known as thick-headed flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a robust, somewhat elongated body form typical of the family.[1] Key visual traits include a distinctively large, rounded head and a slender, often patterned abdomen. The wings are typically clear or lightly tinted, and the legs are well-developed, supporting their active, often hovering, flight behavior.[1]
General Information
Abrachyglossum capitatum was originally described by the entomologist Hermann Loew in 1847, under the basionym Conops capitatus.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Abrachyglossum.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Conopidae / Abrachyglossum / capitatum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Abrachyglossum capitatum (Loew, 1847). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1568205. Accessed 2026-07-15.