Ametrodiplosis rudimentalis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Ametrodiplosis
- Species: Ametrodiplosis rudimentalis
Visual Description
Ametrodiplosis rudimentalis is a species of gall midge within the family Cecidomyiidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic delicate, slender body form typical of many cecidomyiids.[1] The specimens display long, thin legs and wings that are relatively large in proportion to the body, with visible venation patterns consistent with the family's morphology.[1]
Biology and Classification
Ametrodiplosis rudimentalis was originally described by J. J. Kieffer in 1901 as Clinodiplosis rudimentalis.[2] It is currently an accepted species within the genus Ametrodiplosis.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Ametrodiplosis / rudimentalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Ametrodiplosis rudimentalis (Kieffer, 1901). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1594006. Accessed 2026-07-14.