Amblypsilopus bradleii
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Amblypsilopus
- Species: Amblypsilopus bradleii
Visual Description
Amblypsilopus bradleii is a small fly characteristic of the family Dolichopodidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender, elongated body form typical of the genus Amblypsilopus.[1] The flies exhibit metallic coloration, often appearing with iridescent green or bronze reflections on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The legs are notably long and slender, a common feature in this group, which aids in their characteristic movement on surfaces.[1]
Classification and History
Amblypsilopus bradleii was originally described by M.C. Van Duzee in 1915 under the name Condylostylus bradleii.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Amblypsilopus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Amblypsilopus / bradleii constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Amblypsilopus bradleii (Van Duzee, 1915). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11132287. Accessed 2026-07-15.