Alsomyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Alsomyia
Visual Description
Alsomyia species are characterized by a robust, bristly appearance typical of many tachinid flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show that these flies possess a dense covering of dark, prominent setae (bristles) across the thorax and abdomen, which is a diagnostic feature for many members of the family.[1] The legs are also notably bristly, and the wings are generally clear with distinct venation patterns characteristic of the order Diptera.[1]
Research and Identification
The genus Alsomyia has been included in broader studies of Tachinidae, particularly those focusing on the Palearctic fauna. DNA barcoding, specifically targeting the COI gene, has proven to be an effective tool for the identification and species separation of these flies, providing valuable taxonomic insights into the genus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Alsomyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Jaakko Pohjoismäki; Jere Kahanpää; Marko Mutanen. DNA Barcodes for the Northern European Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae). PLoS ONE. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164933.