Arachnocampa tropica
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Keroplatidae
- Genus: Arachnocampa
- Species: Arachnocampa tropica
Visual Description
Arachnocampa tropica is a member of the genus Arachnocampa, a group of fungus gnats within the family Keroplatidae.[2] Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult form exhibits a slender, elongated body typical of many nematoceran flies.[1] The specimens display long, delicate legs and prominent, thread-like antennae.[1]
Biology and Ecology
While specific ecological data for A. tropica is limited, the genus Arachnocampa is well-known for its bioluminescent larvae.[3] Members of this genus are often associated with dark, humid environments such as caves, where their larvae act as sit-and-wait predators, using sticky silk threads to capture various insect prey.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Keroplatidae / Arachnocampa / tropica constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Arachnocampa tropica Baker, 2010. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11165869. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- 1 2 Kavya G Pillai; C. Bijoy; Gigi Poulose. Major Predatory Diptera (Panorpida: Antliophora) of India. Indian Journal of Entomology. 2025. https://doi.org/10.55446/ije.2025.3391.