Anabarhynchus helvenacus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Anabarhynchus
- Species: Anabarhynchus helvenacus
Visual Description
Anabarhynchus helvenacus is a species of stiletto fly within the family Therevidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of the genus Anabarhynchus.[1] The flies possess prominent, large compound eyes that dominate the head, and their wings are typically held in a characteristic resting position along the abdomen. The body coloration often includes shades of brown, grey, or tan, providing camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Anabarhynchus helvenacus was described by Arthur White in 1915.[2] It is recognized as an accepted species within the genus Anabarhynchus. Genetic data for this species is tracked by the NCBI, which classifies it within the order Diptera, suborder Brachycera, and superfamily Asiloidea.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Anabarhynchus / helvenacus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anabarhynchus helvenacus White, 1915. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1564868. Accessed 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Anabarhynchus helvenacus. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1774253[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-10.