Asyndetus latifrons
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Asyndetus
- Species: Asyndetus latifrons
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asyndetus latifrons exhibits typical characteristics of the family Dolichopodidae.[1] The specimens display a slender, metallic-colored body, which is a common trait among long-legged flies. The wings are generally clear and held in a characteristic position relative to the body. The legs are notably long and slender, facilitating their movement on various substrates.[1]
Distribution and Records
Asyndetus latifrons (Loew, 1857) was documented in the Astrakhan State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Trekhizbinsky branch, Trekhizbinka) based on specimens collected in 2017, marking the first record of this species for the Astrakhan region.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name in global biodiversity databases.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Asyndetus / latifrons constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ О.P. Negrobov; O.O. Maslova; О. В. Селиванова. Fauna of the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Astrakhan State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Russia). Nature Conservation Research. 2018. https://doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2018.055.
- ↑ Asyndetus latifrons (Loew, 1857). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1610814. Accessed 2026-07-15.