Anacanthella angustifrons
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Anacanthella
- Species: Anacanthella angustifrons
Visual Description
Anacanthella angustifrons exhibits morphological characteristics typical of the family Stratiomyidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a robust body form with distinct coloration patterns.[1] The wings are often held in a characteristic overlapping position over the abdomen when at rest. The thorax and abdomen display a combination of dark and lighter, often metallic or yellowish, markings. The head is relatively small in proportion to the thorax, with prominent compound eyes.[1]
History and Classification
Anacanthella angustifrons was originally described by G.H. Hardy in 1932 under the name Antissella angustifrons.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Anacanthella.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Anacanthella / angustifrons constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anacanthella angustifrons (Hardy, 1932). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1579726. Accessed 2026-07-16.