Allotrichoma
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Allotrichoma
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Allotrichoma are small flies typical of the family Ephydridae.[1] They exhibit a compact body form with a generally dark, often brownish or greyish, coloration.[1] The wings are typically clear or lightly infuscated, and the legs are relatively short.[1]
Biology and Classification
The genus Allotrichoma belongs to the tribe Hecamedini within the family Ephydridae.[2] Recent taxonomic revisions have confirmed the monophyly of the genus and its internal clades. Within Allotrichoma, three subgenera are recognized, including the subgenus Neotrichoma. Identification of species within this genus often relies on the examination of male terminalia.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Allotrichoma constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Wayne N. Mathis; Tadeusz Zatwarnicki. Revision of New World Species of the Shore-fly Subgenus Allotrichoma Becker of the Genus Allotrichoma with Description of the Subgenus Neotrichoma (Diptera, Ephydridae, Hecamedini). ZooKeys. 2012. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.161.2016.