Amblypsilopus bereni
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Amblypsilopus
- Species: Amblypsilopus bereni
Visual Description
Amblypsilopus bereni is a small, slender fly characteristic of the family Dolichopodidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a metallic, often iridescent body coloration, which is typical for many species within the genus Amblypsilopus.[1] The specimens exhibit long, thin legs and wings that are held in a characteristic position, often extending beyond the abdomen. The eyes are large and prominent, occupying a significant portion of the head, which is a common feature in this group of flies.[1]
General Information
Amblypsilopus bereni was described by the entomologist Daniel J. Bickel in 1994.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the Amblypsilopus genus, which is part of the subfamily Sciapodinae. The original description was published in the Records of the Australian Museum Supplement, as part of a comprehensive review of the Australian Sciapodinae and the broader Oriental and Australasian faunas.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Amblypsilopus / bereni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Amblypsilopus bereni Bickel, 1994. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1606627. Accessed 2026-07-15.