Alotanypus venusta
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Chironomidae
- Genus: Alotanypus
- Species: Alotanypus venusta
Visual Description
Alotanypus venusta is a member of the family Chironomidae, commonly known as non-biting midges. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of this group.[1] The adults exhibit a slender, delicate body form typical of chironomids, with long, thin legs and elongated wings that extend beyond the tip of the abdomen. The antennae are notably plumose in males, a feature often used to distinguish them from females. The body coloration is generally muted, often featuring shades of brown or yellowish-brown, which provides effective camouflage in their natural riparian or wetland habitats.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Chironomidae / Alotanypus / venusta constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.