Acraspisoides helviarta
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Acraspisoides
- Species: Acraspisoides helviarta
Visual Description
Acraspisoides helviarta is a species of stiletto fly. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a slender, elongated body typical of the family Therevidae.[1] The thorax and abdomen are characterized by distinct coloration, often featuring patterns of light and dark markings. The wings are generally clear or slightly tinted, with characteristic venation patterns consistent with the family. The legs are slender and adapted for perching.
Distribution and Classification
Acraspisoides helviarta was described by Hill and Winterton in 2004 as a new genus and species of stiletto fly from Australia.[2] It is classified within the subfamily Agapophytinae.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Acraspisoides / helviarta constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acraspisoides helviarta Hill & Winterton 2004, gen. et sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/F24E87A1FFF0FFF0FEB7FEE1FA84F8DB. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Acraspisoides helviarta Hill & Winterton, 2004. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1566077. Accessed 2026-07-17.