Asyntona
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Platystomatidae
- Genus: Asyntona
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Asyntona exhibit characteristic features of the family Platystomatidae.[1] These flies typically possess patterned wings, often featuring dark, irregular markings or bands against a lighter background. The body is generally robust, with a distinct, often shiny, thorax and abdomen. The head is well-developed with prominent compound eyes.[1]
General Information
Asyntona is a genus of flies belonging to the family Platystomatidae. It was formally described by the entomologist Osten-Sacken in 1881.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Platystomatidae / Asyntona constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asyntona Osten-Sacken, 1881. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1677700. Accessed 2026-07-16.