Apotropina speculariforns
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Chloropidae
- Genus: Apotropina
- Species: Apotropina speculariforns
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Apotropina speculariforns exhibits characteristic features of the family Chloropidae.[1] The specimens display a small, robust body typical of the genus. Visible traits include a distinct, shiny frontal triangle on the head and a patterned thorax with longitudinal stripes. The wings are clear and extend beyond the abdomen, showing typical dipteran venation patterns. The overall coloration is generally yellowish to brownish, consistent with many members of this group.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Apotropina speculariforns (Enderlein, 1911) is an accepted species within the family Chloropidae.[2] It was originally described by G. Enderlein in 1911 under the name Oscinosoma speculariforns.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Chloropidae / Apotropina / speculariforns constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Apotropina speculariforns (Enderlein, 1911). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1492639. Accessed 2026-07-15.