Anabarhynchus micans
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 micans
Visual Description
Anabarhynchus micans is a stiletto fly characterized by a slender, elongated body typical of the family Therevidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a dense covering of fine, often metallic or iridescent setae (hairs) on the thorax and abdomen, which contributes to their specific epithet, micans (meaning "shining" or "glittering"). The wings are generally clear or slightly smoky, with distinct venation patterns characteristic of the genus. The legs are relatively long and slender, often featuring small, dark spines.[1]
Taxonomy and History
Anabarhynchus micans was originally described by Frederick Wollaston Hutton in 1901 as Ectinorhynchus micans.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Anabarhynchus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Anabarhynchus / micans constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anabarhynchus micans (Hutton, 1901). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1564871. Accessed 2026-07-17.