Anacamptomyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Anacamptomyia
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Anacamptomyia exhibit typical tachinid morphology.[1] The flies possess prominent, reddish-colored compound eyes and a body covered in distinct, dark, bristle-like setae, particularly on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are clear and membranous, showing characteristic venation patterns typical of the family.[1]
Biology and Ecology
The genus Anacamptomyia belongs to the family Tachinidae, a group of flies known for their role as parasitoids.[2] Members of this genus have been documented in association with nests of Ropalidia (Vespidae) in Madagascar, where new species have been described.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Anacamptomyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anacamptomyia Bischoff, 1904. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1467289. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Daniela Mayorga-Ch; Carlos E. Sarmiento. Parasitoids of Polistes myersi Bequaert, 1934 (Vespidae, Polistinae). Sociobiology. 2020. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i3.5146.