Amobia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sarcophagidae
- Genus: Amobia
Visual Description
Members of the genus Amobia are flies that exhibit typical sarcophagid morphology. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust body form with distinct thoracic and abdominal patterns.[1] The thorax typically displays longitudinal stripes, while the abdomen often features a checkered or patterned appearance, common in many flesh flies.[1]
Diagnostic Characteristics
The genus Amobia is characterized by a distinct swelling on the anterior margin of the anepimeron below the ampulla and a reduced epiphallus.[2] Additional diagnostic features include a high number (greater than five) of fine, hair-like proclinate fronto-orbital setae, antennal insertion at or below the midpoint of the eye, and claws that are longer than the fifth tarsomere in both sexes.
Biology and Ecology
Amobia is divided into two subgenera: Amobia (s. str.), which is widespread, and Sarcomacronychia, which is restricted to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. The larvae of these flies are inquilinous, primarily inhabiting the nests of mud daubers and potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae, Crabronidae, Vespidae: Eumeninae).
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sarcophagidae / Amobia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Nikolas P. Johnston; James F. Wallman; Mark Dowton; Krzysztof Szpila; Thomas Pape. Taxonomic revision of Australian Amobia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae): integrating morphology and genetics finds a new species and tackles old problems. European Journal of Taxonomy. 2020. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.722.1135.