Apiochaeta philippii
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Clusiidae
- Genus: Apiochaeta
- Species: Apiochaeta philippii
Visual Description
Apiochaeta philippii is a small fly characteristic of the family Clusiidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender body form typical of many acalyptrate flies.[1] The head features prominent, relatively large compound eyes. The wings are generally clear or lightly infuscated, with venation patterns consistent with the family's diagnostic traits. The thorax and abdomen exhibit a coloration that often includes shades of brown or yellow, with varying degrees of sclerotization.[1]
General Information
Apiochaeta philippii was described by the Italian entomologist Camillo Rondani in 1863.[2] As a member of the family Clusiidae, it belongs to a group of flies often referred to as "druid flies" or "clusiid flies." These flies are frequently associated with decaying wood, where their larvae typically develop.[2] Genetic data for this species is available through public repositories such as NCBI.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Clusiidae / Apiochaeta / philippii constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Apiochaeta philippii Rondani, 1863. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11202619. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Apiochaeta philippii. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid576314[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.