Acrochaeta fasciata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Acrochaeta
- Species: Acrochaeta fasciata
Visual Description
Acrochaeta fasciata is a member of the family Stratiomyidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that this species exhibits a slender, elongated body typical of many Sarginae.[1] The abdomen often displays distinct transverse banding patterns, which contribute to its specific epithet.[1]
Taxonomic Context
The genus Acrochaeta has historically been subject to taxonomic confusion, particularly with the genus Merosargus, due to shared morphological similarities such as antennal length and scutal color patterns.[2] A phylogenetic revision of the genus Acrochaeta was conducted by Fachin (2014) to clarify these relationships and establish the monophyly of the genus based on morphological characters of the head, thorax, and abdomen.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Acrochaeta / fasciata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Diego Aguilar Fachin. Revisão taxonômica e análise cladística de Acrochaeta Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Stratiomyidae: Sarginae) com considerações sobre a monofilia de Merosargus Loew, 1855. . 2014. https://doi.org/10.11606/d.59.2014.tde-12052014-094032.