Acanthinomyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Acanthinomyia
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Acanthinomyia exhibit a distinct, elongated body form characteristic of many soldier flies.[1] The abdomen is notably slender and elongated, often displaying a segmented appearance. The wings are typically clear or lightly tinted and are held flat over the abdomen when at rest. The thorax is robust, providing a contrast to the more delicate abdominal structure.[1]
Overview
Acanthinomyia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Stratiomyidae.[2] The genus was described by Hunter in 1901.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Acanthinomyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acanthinomyia. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthinomyia. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Acanthinomyia Hunter, 1901. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1579772. Accessed 2026-07-16.