Acnephalum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Acnephalum
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Acnephalum exhibit typical asilid (robber fly) morphology.[1] They possess a robust, elongated body structure characteristic of the family. The head features prominent, large compound eyes, and the thorax is well-developed to support strong flight muscles. The legs are typically long and bristly, adapted for grasping prey. The wings are clear or slightly tinted and are held folded over the abdomen when at rest.
General Information
Acnephalum is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae, first described by the entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1838.[2] As members of the Asilidae, they are predatory insects known for their ability to capture other insects in flight.[3] Genetic data for this genus is available through public repositories such as NCBI.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Acnephalum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acnephalum Macquart, 1838. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1662651. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Acnephalum : Macquart 1838 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/FA455017FFE1AD7EFE1E75E54EAAFB47. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Acnephalum. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid468690[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.