Acanthocnema nigrimana
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Scathophagidae
- Genus: Acanthocnema
- Species: Acanthocnema nigrimana
Visual Description
Acanthocnema nigrimana is a small fly characteristic of the family Scathophagidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a slender, elongated body typical of many dung flies.[1] The specimens exhibit a dark, often brownish or blackish coloration across the thorax and abdomen. The wings are generally clear or slightly tinted, with distinct venation patterns consistent with the family's morphology.[1]
Classification and History
Acanthocnema nigrimana was originally described by the entomologist J.W. Zetterstedt in 1846 under the basionym Cordylura nigrimana.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Acanthocnema.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Scathophagidae / Acanthocnema / nigrimana constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Acanthocnema nigrimana (Zetterstedt, 1846). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1555595. Accessed 2026-07-16.