Amobia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sarcophagidae
- Genus: Amobia
Visual Description
Members of the genus Amobia are flies that exhibit typical sarcophagid morphology. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust body form with distinct thoracic and abdominal patterns.[1] The thorax typically displays longitudinal stripes, while the abdomen often features a checkered or patterned appearance, common in many flesh flies.[1]
Diagnostic Characteristics
The genus Amobia is characterized by a distinct swelling on the anterior margin of the anepimeron below the ampulla and a reduced epiphallus.[2] Additional diagnostic features include a high number (greater than five) of fine, hair-like proclinate fronto-orbital setae, antennal insertion at or below the midpoint of the eye, and claws that are longer than the fifth tarsomere in both sexes.[2]
Biology and Ecology
Amobia is divided into two subgenera: Amobia (s. str.), which is widespread, and Sarcomacronychia, which is restricted to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.[2] The larvae of these flies are inquilinous, primarily inhabiting the nests of mud daubers and potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Crabronidae, Vespidae: Eumeninae).[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sarcophagidae / Amobia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 Nikolas P. Johnston; James F. Wallman; Mark Dowton; Krzysztof Szpila; Thomas Pape. Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy. 2020. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135.