Alvarenga matilei
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Alvarenga
- Species: Alvarenga matilei
Visual Description
Alvarenga matilei is a species of robber fly (family Asilidae). Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of the genus.[1] The body exhibits a slender, elongated form typical of many asilids. The thorax and abdomen display distinct coloration patterns, with a generally robust head featuring prominent eyes, consistent with the predatory nature of the family. The wings are well-developed and clear, extending along the length of the abdomen.[1]
History and Classification
Alvarenga matilei was described by the entomologist Nelson Papavero in 1971. The original description was published in the journal Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia as part of a broader study on Neotropical Asilidae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Alvarenga / matilei constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Alvarenga matilei Papavero, 1971. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1664772. Accessed 2026-07-14.