Archimicrodon fergusoni
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Archimicrodon
- Species: Archimicrodon fergusoni
Visual Description
Archimicrodon fergusoni exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Syrphidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, fly-like appearance with a distinct, rounded abdomen. The body displays a dark, often metallic or brownish coloration. The wings are typically clear or slightly tinted, with characteristic venation patterns common to the family. The head features large, prominent compound eyes that occupy a significant portion of the dorsal surface.[1]
Classification and History
Archimicrodon fergusoni was originally described as Microdon fergusoni by V. S. van der Goot in 1964.[2] The species is currently accepted under the genus Archimicrodon.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Archimicrodon / fergusoni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Archimicrodon fergusoni (Goot, 1964). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11124787. Accessed 2026-07-16.