Acrodicrania
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Acrodicrania
Visual Description
Specimens of the genus Acrodicrania exhibit characteristic features of the family Mycetophilidae, commonly known as fungus gnats. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender, elongated body form typical of this group.[1] The insects possess long, delicate legs and prominent, clear wings that extend beyond the abdomen. The thorax is often arched, and the head is relatively small with large, well-developed compound eyes. The coloration observed in these specimens is generally muted, featuring shades of brown and yellow, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
General Information
Acrodicrania is a genus of fungus gnats within the family Mycetophilidae. It was formally described by the entomologist Frederick Arthur Askew Skuse in 1888.[2] As members of the Mycetophilidae, they are typically associated with moist environments where fungi grow, as their larvae often develop in or on fungal fruiting bodies.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Acrodicrania constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Acrodicrania Skuse, 1888. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1615723. Accessed 2026-07-16.