Aprionus brachypterus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Aprionus
- Species: Aprionus brachypterus
Visual Description
Aprionus brachypterus is a small midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits typical dipteran morphology, including a slender body, prominent compound eyes, and delicate, membranous wings.[1] The antennae are typically long and moniliform, a characteristic feature of many cecidomyiids.[1]
Classification and Distribution
Aprionus brachypterus was described by Edwards in 1938.[2] It is recognized as an accepted species within the genus Aprionus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Aprionus / brachypterus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aprionus brachypterus Edwards, 1938. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1597002. Accessed 2026-07-14.