Anthomyza elbergi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Anthomyzidae
- Genus: Anthomyza
- Species: Anthomyza elbergi
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Anthomyza elbergi exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Anthomyzidae, typically appearing as a small, slender fly.[1] The body is generally elongated with a relatively narrow thorax and abdomen.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Anthomyza elbergi is a phytosaprophagous species, meaning it feeds on decaying plant matter. It is closely associated with graminoids, particularly grasses, and is typically found in drier grassland habitats, such as forest clearings and margins.[2] In the Hlučínsko region of the Czech Republic, it has been collected by sweeping grasses, most notably Calamagrostis epigejos, from sandy substrates.[2]
The species has a transpalaearctic distribution, spanning the northern belt of the Palaearctic Region. It has been recorded in countries including Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Japan, and North Korea.[2] In Central Europe, it is considered to have relict, localized populations, which may have persisted on glacial sand deposits since the Saalian glaciation.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Anthomyzidae / Anthomyza / elbergi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 Jindřích Roháček. Acalyptrate flies (Diptera) on glacial sand deposits in the Hlučínsko region (NE Czech Republic): most interesting records. Acta Musei Silesiae. Scientiae Naturales. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2016-0003.