Ancylorhynchus cruciger
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Ancylorhynchus
- Species: Ancylorhynchus cruciger
Visual Description
Ancylorhynchus cruciger exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Asilidae (robber flies). Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, elongated body structure typical of the genus. The specimens display a prominent, elongated proboscis, which is a diagnostic feature of the genus Ancylorhynchus. The thorax and abdomen show distinct patterns of coloration, with a generally slender, tapering abdomen. The wings are well-developed and transparent, extending beyond the tip of the abdomen in resting positions.[1]
Classification and History
Ancylorhynchus cruciger was originally described by the entomologist Hermann Loew in 1858, under the basionym Xiphocerus cruciger. It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Ancylorhynchus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Ancylorhynchus / cruciger constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Ancylorhynchus cruciger (Loew, 1858). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5090414. Accessed 2026-07-14.