Anasimyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Anasimyia
Visual Description
Members of the genus Anasimyia are hoverflies characterized by their distinct appearance, often associated with wetland habitats. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies typically exhibit a slender, elongated body form.[1] The abdomen often displays a pattern of longitudinal stripes or distinct markings, which can be useful for identification.[1]
Distribution and Diversity
The genus Anasimyia is represented in various regions, including Turkey, where several species have been documented.[2] Documented species in the Turkish fauna include Anasimyia contracta, Anasimyia interpuncta, Anasimyia lineata, and Anasimyia transfuga.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Anasimyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Sándor Tóth. Additional data to the hoverfly fauna of Turkey (Diptera: Syrphidae). Natura Somogyiensis. 2013. https://doi.org/10.24394/natsom.2013.23.239.