Amictus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Amictus
Visual Description
Members of the genus Amictus are bee flies (family Bombyliidae) characterized by their robust, often hairy appearance, which is typical of many bombyliids. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that these flies exhibit a dense covering of setae (hairs) on the thorax and abdomen, often with distinct color patterns that may include patches of lighter or darker hairs.[1] The wings are typically clear or have subtle patterns, and the body shape is generally compact.[1]
General Information
Amictus is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae, first described by Christian R. W. Wiedemann in 1817.[2] As members of the Bombyliidae, they are generally associated with nectar-feeding as adults and often have larvae that are parasitoids or predators of other insects.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Amictus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Amictus Wiedemann, 1817. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1665676. Accessed 2026-07-14.