Anahydrophorus cinereus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Anahydrophorus
- Species: Anahydrophorus cinereus
Visual Description
Anahydrophorus cinereus is a small fly characteristic of the family Dolichopodidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a generally slender, metallic-toned body typical of long-legged flies.[1] The legs are notably elongated, a diagnostic feature of the family, and the wings are typically clear or slightly smoky with distinct venation patterns.[1]
Biology and Distribution
Anahydrophorus cinereus was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1805 under the name Scatophaga cinerea.[2] It is a member of the subfamily Hydrophorinae within the family Dolichopodidae.[3] The genus Anahydrophorus is considered monotypic.[4]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Anahydrophorus / cinereus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anahydrophorus cinereus (Fabricius, 1805). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1606688. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Anahydrophorus cinereus Hydrophorinae - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/03E3502C99118563E887FD73D4B1F384. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anahydrophorus. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anahydrophorus_cinereus. Accessed 2026-07-14.