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Amobia auriceps is a species of flesh fly characterized by specific head morphology. The fronto-orbital and parafacial plates are covered in a distinct, dull yellow microtomentum. The frontal stripe is dark brown and concave. The third aristomere is black, hair-like, and tapers distally, measuring approximately twice the length of the first flagellomere.[2] Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset confirm these general features, showing the characteristic fly body plan with setose head structures.[1]
Amobia auriceps (Baranov, 1935) is a member of the subfamily Miltogramminae.[2] It is widely distributed across the Australasian/Oceanian region (including Australia, the Hawaiian Islands, and Papua New Guinea) and the Oriental region (including India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan).[2] The species is associated with "mudwasps," likely within the family Sphecidae.[2]
The species was originally described as Pachyophthalmus auriceps by Baranov in 1935.[3] Recent taxonomic revisions have clarified its status, refuting its synonymization with the western Palaearctic species A. pelopei. A. auriceps is distinguished from A. pelopei by the morphology of the male terminalia—specifically the sickle-shaped cercus which is narrowed in the middle—and the coloration of the fronto-orbital plates.[2]