Apiocera longitudinalis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Apioceridae
- Genus: Apiocera
- Species: Apiocera longitudinalis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Apiocera longitudinalis exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Apioceridae.[1] The specimens display an elongated, slender body form typical of the genus. The wings are relatively long and narrow, often held in a position that reveals the venation patterns characteristic of the group. The thorax and abdomen are covered in fine, often dense, setal structures, contributing to a somewhat fuzzy appearance. The coloration observed in these specimens includes shades of brown and tan, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
General Information
Apiocera longitudinalis is a species of fly in the family Apioceridae, first described by the entomologist S.J. Paramonov in 1953.[2] As a member of the order Diptera, it shares the defining characteristics of the order, including a single pair of functional wings. The species is recognized as an accepted name in taxonomic databases. Genetic information for this species is tracked by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Apioceridae / Apiocera / longitudinalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Apiocera longitudinalis Paramonov, 1953. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1611716. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Apiocera longitudinalis. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1717370[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.