Apiocera
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Apioceridae
- Genus: Apiocera
Visual Description
Apiocera flies are characterized by a robust, often elongated body form. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that these flies typically exhibit a distinct, somewhat tapered abdomen, which is often longer than the thorax. The wings are generally clear or lightly patterned and are held in a characteristic position when at rest. The head features prominent, well-developed eyes, and the overall body surface often displays a combination of fine hairs (setae) and varied coloration, ranging from dark, muted tones to lighter, sometimes banded patterns on the abdomen.[1]
Overview
Apiocera is a genus of flies belonging to the family Apioceridae. These insects are often referred to as apiocerid flies. Taxonomic research and cataloging efforts, such as those focused on the Afrotropical region, have utilized online resources to aggregate morphological descriptions, specimen data, and imagery for this group.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Apioceridae / Apiocera constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Torsten Dikow; Donat Agosti. Utilizing online resources for taxonomy: a cybercatalog of Afrotropical apiocerid flies (Insecta: Diptera: Apioceridae). Biodiversity Data Journal. 2015. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e5707.