Acerocnema macrocera
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Scathophagidae
- Genus: Acerocnema
- Species: Acerocnema macrocera
Visual Description
Acerocnema macrocera is a small fly characterized by a dark, often black, body coloration. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a distinct, dark, and shining scutum and scutellum, contrasting with other body parts.[1] The legs are typically yellowish-brown or orange-brown. The wings are clear with visible venation. The head features prominent, dark-colored eyes.[1]
Characteristics and Identification
Acerocnema macrocera belongs to the family Scathophagidae. Within the genus Acerocnema, it is distinguished from other Russian species by its black palpus and a dorsally shining scutellum, occurring within a group of species that otherwise possess a densely grey-dusted scutum.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Scathophagidae / Acerocnema / macrocera constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ А. Л. Озеров; М. Г. Кривошеина. Two new species of the genus Acerocnema Becker, 1894 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) from Far East of Russia. rej. 2018. https://doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.27.2.13.