Agathomyia vernalis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Platypezidae
- Genus: Agathomyia
- Species: Agathomyia vernalis
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Agathomyia vernalis exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Platypezidae, commonly known as flat-footed flies. The specimens display a compact, robust body structure typical of the genus. Key visible traits include a distinct, rounded head with large, holoptic eyes in males, and a thorax that appears somewhat arched. The wings are relatively large and clear, with venation patterns consistent with the family. The legs, particularly the tarsi, show the characteristic flattened appearance that gives the family its common name.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Agathomyia vernalis was described by A. I. Shatalkin in 1981.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Agathomyia.[2] Its original description was published in the context of research on the entomofauna of the USSR.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Platypezidae / Agathomyia / vernalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Agathomyia vernalis Shatalkin, 1981. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5055130. Accessed 2026-07-16.