Ammothereva laticornis
Ammothereva laticornis is a species of stiletto fly in the family Therevidae. It was originally described by Hermann Loew in 1856 as Thereva laticornis [2].
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Ammothereva
- Species: Ammothereva laticornis
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Ammothereva laticornis exhibits the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of many stiletto flies [1]. The flies possess prominent, compound eyes that occupy a significant portion of the head. The body is covered in fine, dense setae (hairs), which are often pale or grayish in coloration, providing a somewhat muted, cryptic appearance that likely aids in camouflage against sandy or arid substrates. The wings are generally clear or slightly tinted, with distinct venation patterns characteristic of the family Therevidae [1].
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References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Ammothereva / laticornis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.