Apallates hermsi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Chloropidae
- Genus: Apallates
- Species: Apallates hermsi
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Apallates hermsi is a small fly characteristic of the family Chloropidae.[1] The specimens exhibit a compact, robust body form typical of many chloropids. The thorax and abdomen are generally dark in coloration, often appearing black or dark brown. The wings are clear and membranous, extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. The head features relatively large, prominent compound eyes. Due to the nature of the preserved specimens, finer morphological details such as specific setal patterns or precise wing venation are difficult to resolve in these images.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Apallates hermsi (Sabrosky, 1941) is a species of chloropid fly, commonly referred to as a chloropid fly or eye gnat.[2] It was originally described under the name Hippelates hermsi.[2] Ecological data indicates that this species interacts with various plants, including Bidens pilosa and general swamp grass.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Chloropidae / Apallates / hermsi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Apallates hermsi (Sabrosky, 1941). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1493237. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Apallates hermsi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Apallates%20hermsi. Accessed 2026-07-14.