Apiocera longitudinalis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Apioceridae
- Genus: Apiocera
- Species: Apiocera longitudinalis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Apiocera longitudinalis exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Apioceridae.[1] The specimens display an elongated, slender body form typical of the genus. The wings are relatively long and narrow, often held in a position that reveals the venation patterns characteristic of the group. The thorax and abdomen are covered in fine, often dense, setal structures, contributing to a somewhat fuzzy appearance. The coloration observed in these specimens includes shades of brown and tan, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
General Information
Apiocera longitudinalis is a species of fly in the family Apioceridae, first described by the entomologist S.J. Paramonov in 1953.[2] As a member of the order Diptera, it shares the defining characteristics of the order, including a single pair of functional wings. The species is recognized as an accepted name in taxonomic databases.[2] Genetic information for this species is tracked by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Apioceridae / Apiocera / longitudinalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Apiocera longitudinalis Paramonov, 1953. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1611716. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Apiocera longitudinalis. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1717370[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.