Artemita
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Artemita
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Artemita are small to medium-sized flies typical of the family Stratiomyidae.[1] They often exhibit a robust body form with a distinct, somewhat flattened abdomen. The coloration can be variable, with some species displaying metallic or iridescent reflections on the thorax and abdomen, while others may have patterned wings or specific abdominal markings. The antennae are typically short, characteristic of the subfamily Pachygastrinae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
The genus Artemita belongs to the subfamily Pachygastrinae.[2] Members of this subfamily are known to have larvae that inhabit decaying organic matter, such as fallen tree trunks.[2]
Artemita has been documented as a host for phoretic pseudoscorpions, a behavior where the pseudoscorpion uses the fly for transport.[2] Specifically, an adult female Artemita amenides was observed carrying three adult male pseudoscorpions of the species Parachernes setiger (Chernetidae).[2] The pseudoscorpions were attached to the base of the fly's tibiae.[2] This interaction is thought to be facilitated by the shared environment of the host and phoront.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Artemita constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cleiton R. Guimarães; JASMINE DÉA NOGUEIRA SENA; Everton Tizo‐Pedroso; José Roberto Pujol‐Luz; José Albertíno Rafael. First record of phoresy by Parachernes setiger Mahnert, 1979 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) on the fly Artemita amenides (Walker, 1849) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Pachygastrinae) in the Central Amazon. Entomological Communications. 2025. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07022.