Argyra nigripes
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Argyra
- Species: Argyra nigripes
Visual Description
Argyra nigripes is a species of long-legged fly within the family Dolichopodidae. Observations of preserved specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of the genus, including a slender, elongated body form typical of the family. The specimens exhibit dark-colored legs, consistent with the specific epithet nigripes (meaning "black-footed"). The wings are clear and membranous, with venation patterns characteristic of the Dolichopodidae.[1]
General Information
Argyra nigripes was described by the entomologist Hermann Loew in 1864.[2] It is a recognized species within the genus Argyra, which is part of the diverse family Dolichopodidae, commonly known as long-legged flies.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Argyra / nigripes constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Argyra nigripes Loew, 1864. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1606990. Accessed 2026-07-15.