Actocetor nigrifinis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Actocetor
- Species: Actocetor nigrifinis
Visual Description
Actocetor nigrifinis is a small fly characteristic of the family Ephydridae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a distinct, patterned appearance. The wings exhibit noticeable dark markings or spots, which are a common feature in many shore flies. The body is generally robust, with a coloration that often includes shades of brown, grey, or black, providing camouflage in its typical habitat. The eyes are relatively large and prominent, typical of the dipteran morphology.[1]
Taxonomic History
Actocetor nigrifinis was originally described by Francis Walker in 1860 under the name Opomyza nigrifinis.[2] The species is currently accepted as a valid member of the genus Actocetor within the family Ephydridae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Actocetor / nigrifinis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Actocetor nigrifinis (Walker, 1860). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1619792. Accessed 2026-07-15.