Ateleia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Ateleia
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, specimens of Ateleia (specifically A. spadicithorax) exhibit characteristic dipteran morphology.[1] These insects possess slender bodies with elongated legs and prominent, well-developed wings. The thorax is typically robust, and the head features large, prominent compound eyes. The overall coloration observed in these specimens includes shades of brown and tan, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Research and Potential Applications
It is important to distinguish the dipteran genus Ateleia (Mycetophilidae) from the plant genus Ateleia (Fabaceae). Research has been conducted on the plant species Ateleia glazioveana Baill., a deciduous tree native to Brazil, for its insecticidal and repellent properties against the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).[2] The leaves of A. glazioveana contain secondary metabolites, such as flavonoids and lipophilic constituents like rotenones, which have demonstrated larvicidal potential in laboratory studies.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Ateleia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Kelly Alievi; Giovana Tamara Capoani; Maike V. Buzatto; Daniela Miorando; Patrícia Zanotelli Serpa; Odinei Fogolari; Zuleide Maria Ignácio; Daniel Albeny Simões; Maria Assunta Busato; Junir Antônio Lutinski; Walter Antônio Roman. Ateleia glazioveana and Ocimum basilicum: plants with potential larvicidal and repellent against Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae). Research Society and Development. 2021. https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i17.24733.