Anabarhynchus spinosus
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 spinosus
Description
Anabarhynchus spinosus is a species of stiletto fly described by entomologist Leif Lyneborg in 2001.[2] It is part of the Anabarhynchus genus-group, which is known for its diversity within the Australian fauna.[3]
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Anabarhynchus spinosus exhibits the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of many stiletto flies (Therevidae).[1] The specimens display a distinct, bristly appearance, consistent with the specific epithet spinosus. The coloration is generally muted, featuring shades of brown and grey that provide camouflage in their natural environment.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Anabarhynchus / spinosus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anabarhynchus spinosus Lyneborg, 2001. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1564984. Accessed 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Leif Lyneborg. Key to Australian species of Anabarhynchus. . 2001. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004475205_010.