Alikangiella rufithorax
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Calliphoridae
- Genus: Alikangiella
- Species: Alikangiella rufithorax
Visual Description
Based on observations of preserved specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Alikangiella rufithorax exhibits characteristic features of the family Calliphoridae.[1] The specimens display a robust, fly-like body form typical of blow flies. Visible traits include a distinct thoracic region and a segmented abdomen. Due to the nature of the preserved material, fine details such as setal patterns or specific wing venation are difficult to resolve, but the overall body structure and general coloration are consistent with the genus Alikangiella.[1]
Taxonomy and History
Alikangiella rufithorax was originally described by J.R. Malloch in 1935 under the name Eucosmina rufithorax.[2] It is currently classified as an accepted species within the genus Alikangiella in the family Calliphoridae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Calliphoridae / Alikangiella / rufithorax constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Alikangiella rufithorax (Malloch, 1935). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1567715. Accessed 2026-07-14.