Acupalpa glossa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Acupalpa
- Species: Acupalpa glossa
Visual Description
Acupalpa glossa is a species of stiletto fly. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult fly exhibits a slender, elongated body typical of the family Therevidae.[1] The thorax and abdomen are covered in fine, dense setae (hairs). The wings are clear and held in a characteristic position along the abdomen when at rest. The legs are relatively long and slender, adapted for perching.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Acupalpa glossa was described by Shaun L. Winterton in 2011.[2] The species is part of the subfamily Agapophytinae within the family Therevidae.[3] The original description was published as part of a revision of the genera Acupalpa and Pipinnipons.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Acupalpa / glossa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Acupalpa glossa Winterton, 2011. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/8878586. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Acupalpa glossa L., 2011, sp. n. - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/40C5854B315F242FDC38F7A5852FCF53. Accessed 2026-07-14.