Acomoptera
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Acomoptera
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, specimens of the genus Acomoptera exhibit typical characteristics of fungus gnats within the family Mycetophilidae.[1] The body is generally slender and elongated, typical of many dipterans in this family. The wings are well-developed and often appear clear or slightly smoky, with characteristic venation patterns that are diagnostic for the family. The thorax is often arched, and the legs are long and slender, adapted for movement among fungal substrates.[1]
Overview
Acomoptera is a genus of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae.[2] It was described by Vockeroth in 1980.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Acomoptera constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acomoptera. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acomoptera. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Acomoptera Vockeroth, 1980. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1612156. Accessed 2026-07-16.