Archytas apicifer
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Archytas
- Species: Archytas apicifer
Visual Description
Archytas apicifer is a tachinid fly characterized by its robust, bristly appearance typical of the family. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the abdomen is often dark, ranging from black to testaceous or dark brown, with the terminal segment frequently exhibiting pale or brownish pollinosity.[1]
Biology and Identification
Archytas apicifer (Walker, 1849) is classified within the "analis group" of the genus Archytas, a group that also includes species such as A. californiae, A. nivalis, and A. giacomellii.[2] Members of this group are noted for their similarity in color patterns and high levels of intraspecific variation, which can complicate identification.
Morphologically, the third abdominal tergite typically possesses a pair of strong marginal bristles. The fourth and fifth segments are characterized by two rows of discals on the apical third, while the second segment lacks bristles. Due to the variability in external traits, definitive identification within the analis group often requires examination of the male copulatory apparatus.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Archytas / apicifer constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ José Henrique Guimarães. [NO TITLE AVAILABLE]. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 1961. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761961000300007.