Apistomyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Blephariceridae
- Genus: Apistomyia
Visual Description
Based on observations of Apistomyia (e.g., A. collini) from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, these insects exhibit the characteristic slender, delicate body form typical of net-winged midges (Blephariceridae).[1] They possess long, thin legs and wings that appear relatively broad in proportion to the body, often showing a distinct venation pattern characteristic of the family.[1]
General Information
Apistomyia is a genus of net-winged midges within the family Blephariceridae, first described by J.M.F. Bigot in 1862.[2] Like other members of this family, they are typically associated with fast-flowing streams and rivers, where their larvae are adapted to cling to submerged rocks.[3] Genetic information for this genus is available through public databases such as NCBI.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Blephariceridae / Apistomyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Apistomyia Bigot, 1862. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1630032. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Apistomyia. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Apistomyia. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Apistomyia. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid547802[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.