Anabarhynchus helvenacus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Anabarhynchus
- Species: Anabarhynchus helvenacus
Visual Description
Anabarhynchus helvenacus is a species of stiletto fly within the family Therevidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of the genus Anabarhynchus.[1] The flies possess prominent, large compound eyes that dominate the head, and their wings are typically held in a characteristic resting position along the abdomen. The body coloration often includes shades of brown, grey, or tan, providing camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Anabarhynchus helvenacus was described by Arthur White in 1915.[2] It is recognized as an accepted species within the genus Anabarhynchus.[2] Genetic data for this species is tracked by the NCBI, which classifies it within the order Diptera, suborder Brachycera, and superfamily Asiloidea.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Anabarhynchus / helvenacus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anabarhynchus helvenacus White, 1915. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1564868. Accessed 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Anabarhynchus helvenacus. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1774253[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-10.