Ateloglossa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Ateloglossa
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Ateloglossa exhibit typical tachinid fly morphology.[1] The body is robust and covered in distinct, coarse setae (bristles), particularly on the thorax and abdomen, which is a characteristic feature of the family Tachinidae. The wings are generally clear and held in a V-shape when at rest. The head features prominent compound eyes and well-developed antennae. The coloration is typically muted, often featuring shades of grey, black, or brown, which provides camouflage against various substrates.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Ateloglossa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.