Archytas apicifer
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Archytas
- Species: Archytas apicifer
Visual Description
Archytas apicifer is a tachinid fly characterized by its robust, bristly appearance typical of the family. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the abdomen is often dark, ranging from black to testaceous or dark brown, with the terminal segment frequently exhibiting pale or brownish pollinosity.[1]
Biology and Identification
Archytas apicifer (Walker, 1849) is classified within the "analis group" of the genus Archytas, a group that also includes species such as A. californiae, A. nivalis, and A. giacomellii.[2] Members of this group are noted for their similarity in color patterns and high levels of intraspecific variation, which can complicate identification.[2]
Morphologically, the third abdominal tergite typically possesses a pair of strong marginal bristles. The fourth and fifth segments are characterized by two rows of discals on the apical third, while the second segment lacks bristles.[2] Due to the variability in external traits, definitive identification within the analis group often requires examination of the male copulatory apparatus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Archytas / apicifer constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 José Henrique Guimarães. [NO TITLE AVAILABLE]. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 1961. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761961000300007.