Anatella
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Anatella
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Anatella are small, delicate flies typical of the family Mycetophilidae.[1] They exhibit a slender body form with long, thin legs and elongated antennae.[1] The wings are generally clear or lightly tinted, often with a characteristic venation pattern typical of fungus gnats.[1] Due to the small size of these specimens, fine morphological details such as specific setal patterns or terminalia structures are often difficult to resolve without high-magnification imaging.[1]
General Information
Anatella is a genus of fungus gnats within the family Mycetophilidae, first described by Johannes Winnertz in 1863.[2] Research into the diversity of fungus gnats, such as studies conducted in the Transcaucasia region, continues to expand the known species list for this genus, often requiring detailed examination of male terminalia for accurate identification.[3]
Ecological interactions involving Anatella include observations of adults visiting flowers, suggesting a role in pollination, as well as being subject to predation by other insects such as certain orthopterans.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Anatella constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anatella Winnertz, 1863. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1611835. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Olavi Kurina. A contribution towards checklist of fungus gnats (Diptera, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) in Georgia, Transcaucasia. ZooKeys. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1026.63749.
- ↑ Anatella. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anatella. Accessed 2026-07-15.