Allocotocera crassipalpis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Allocotocera
- Species: Allocotocera crassipalpis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Allocotocera crassipalpis exhibits the characteristic morphology of a fungus gnat.[1] The specimens display a slender, elongated body typical of the family Mycetophilidae, with long, delicate legs and prominent, clear wings that extend beyond the abdomen.[1] The thorax is noticeably arched, and the antennae are filiform and relatively long.[1]
History and Classification
Allocotocera crassipalpis was described by A.L. Tonnoir and F.W. Edwards in 1927 as part of their work on New Zealand fungus gnats.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Allocotocera.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Allocotocera / crassipalpis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Allocotocera crassipalpis Tonnoir & Edwards, 1927. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1616855. Accessed 2026-07-16.