Apodacra ctenoscelis
Apodacra ctenoscelis is a species of fly in the family Sarcophagidae, described by the entomologist B.B. Rohdendorf in 1925 [1]. It belongs to the genus Apodacra, a group of flies within the subtribe Apodacrina that are generally small to medium-sized, typically ranging from 3.0 to 6.5 mm in length [2].
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[3]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sarcophagidae
- Genus: Apodacra
- Species: Apodacra ctenoscelis
General Characteristics
Members of the genus Apodacra are characterized by an angular head profile, a broad frons and face, a shortened posterior head border, and a postpedicel that is 3–5 times the length of the pedicel [2]. While specific ecological data for A. ctenoscelis is limited, the genus as a whole is known for its association with sandy habitats, and members of the subtribe Apodacrina are known to be kleptoparasites in the nests of solitary wasps and bees [2].
Visual Description
Due to the lack of accessible high-resolution imagery for this specific species, detailed morphological traits cannot be resolved from the available dataset records [3]. In general, the genus Apodacra is recognized by its angular head profile and distinct antennal proportions, but specific diagnostic features for A. ctenoscelis require further examination of physical specimens [2].
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References
- ↑ Apodacra ctenoscelis Rohdendorf, 1925. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1480481. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 3 4 Yu. G. Verves. Review of Subtribe Apodacrina (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) of Middle East with Descriptions of Ten New Species. Zoodiversity. 2020. https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2020.03.183.
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sarcophagidae / Apodacra / ctenoscelis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.