Anypodetus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Anypodetus
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Anypodetus are robber flies (family Asilidae) that exhibit typical asilid morphology.[1] They possess a robust, elongated body form characteristic of the family. The head features prominent, large compound eyes. The thorax is well-developed, and the wings are often patterned or tinted, as seen in species like A. fascipennis. The legs are strong, adapted for grasping prey.
Classification and Distribution
Anypodetus is a genus within the family Asilidae, specifically placed within the subfamily Laphriinae.[2] The genus was described by Hermann in 1907.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Anypodetus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anypodetus. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1717519[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anypodetus Hermann, 1907. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1664898. Accessed 2026-07-14.