Apiocera minckleyi
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 minckleyi
Visual Description
Based on observations of preserved specimens, Apiocera minckleyi exhibits the characteristic elongated, slender body form typical of the family Apioceridae.[1] The specimens display a distinct, tapering abdomen and well-developed, prominent eyes.[1] The overall coloration appears muted, consistent with many species in this genus, and the wings are held in a manner that reveals the venation pattern characteristic of the family.[1]
General Information
Apiocera minckleyi is a species of fly in the family Apioceridae. It was formally described by M. A. Cazier in 1982 as part of his revision of the North American flies belonging to the genus Apiocera.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Apioceridae / Apiocera / minckleyi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Apiocera minckleyi Cazier, 1982. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1611618. Accessed 2026-07-14.