Anticheta melanosoma
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sciomyzidae
- Genus: Anticheta
- Species: Anticheta melanosoma
Visual Description
Anticheta melanosoma is a dipteran insect characterized by a slender body form typical of the family Sciomyzidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a distinct, generally dark-toned coloration across its thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are typically clear or lightly patterned, and the legs are relatively long and thin, supporting its characteristic posture.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Anticheta melanosoma was described by A.L. Melander in 1920.[2] Research into the biology of this species has included studies on its ecological interactions, specifically documenting its relationships with parasitoid wasps from the families Braconidae and Ichneumonidae.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sciomyzidae / Anticheta / melanosoma constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anticheta melanosoma Melander, 1920. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1444332. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Spencer Len Pote; Patrick O’Grady. A New Species of Anticheta (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Mexico. Zootaxa. 2023. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.4.