Acanthinomyia elongata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Acanthinomyia
- Species: Acanthinomyia elongata
Visual Description
Acanthinomyia elongata is a species of soldier fly within the family Stratiomyidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses an elongated body form, consistent with its specific epithet.[1] Visible traits include a distinct, somewhat robust thorax and a slender, tapering abdomen. The coloration observed in specimens typically features dark, metallic or brownish tones, which are characteristic of many members of this family.[1]
History and Classification
Acanthinomyia elongata was originally described by the entomologist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1824, under the basionym Clitellaria elongata.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Acanthinomyia.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Acanthinomyia / elongata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Acanthinomyia elongata (Wiedemann, 1824). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1579775. Accessed 2026-07-16.