Anommonia alopecialis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sphaeroceridae
- Genus: Anommonia
- Species: Anommonia alopecialis
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, Anommonia alopecialis exhibits the characteristic small, often dark-bodied morphology typical of many Sphaeroceridae. The specimens appear to have a compact, sclerotized body structure with relatively short, robust legs. The wings are present and show typical venation patterns for the family, though they may appear folded or partially obscured in preserved states. The head is relatively large in proportion to the thorax, with prominent compound eyes.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Anommonia alopecialis was originally described as Leptocera alopecialis by Richards in 1968.[2] Like other members of the family Sphaeroceridae, it is a member of the order Diptera. Ecological data indicates that this species has been associated with hosts, specifically noted in relation to "moving columns" of army ants, a common ecological niche for some specialized sphaerocerids.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sphaeroceridae / Anommonia / alopecialis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anommonia alopecialis (Richards, 1968). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1588473. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Anommonia alopecialis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anommonia%20alopecialis. Accessed 2026-07-15.