Amblypsilopus pallidicornis
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 pallidicornis
Visual Description
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis is a species of long-legged fly. Based on observations of preserved specimens, the species exhibits characteristic features of the A. pallidicornis species group, including elongate antennae that are approximately half the length of the body, and a relatively broad face in males, measuring 2.5–4 times the height of the postpedicel [2]. The body length of the species ranges from 4.5 to 5.5 mm [2].
Diagnostic morphological traits for males include yellow antennae, yellow fore coxae, and yellow halteres with a brown knob [2]. The fore tibia is equal in length to the fore basitarsus and possesses a long, modified posterior apical or subapical seta [2]. Additionally, the fore basitarsus features a cluster of very short bristles and one longer, stronger black bristle ventrally at the base [2]. The cercus in males is characterized by a capitate seta at the middle [2].
Distribution and Ecology
Amblypsilopus pallidicornis is widespread across islands in the Australasian and Oriental regions [2]. It has been recorded from Madagascar and the Seychelles, including the islands of Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette [2].
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References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Amblypsilopus / pallidicornis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I. Ya. Grichanov. Eleven new species of Amblypsilopus Bigot (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) and a key to the species of Madagascar and adjacent islands. European Journal of Taxonomy. 2021. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1399.