Atherix ibis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Athericidae
- Genus: Atherix
- Species: Atherix ibis
Visual Description
Atherix ibis, commonly known as the yellow-legged water-snipefly, exhibits distinct morphological traits characteristic of the family Athericidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that the adults possess wings that are heavily mottled with dark brown patterns, particularly in the anterior regions.[1] The head features a strongly depressed lower face, and the genae are covered in distinct hairs (subocular pilosity).[2]
Ecology and Behavior
Atherix ibis is well-known for its unique collective oviposition behavior, a phenomenon that has been documented since the 19th century. The larvae are aquatic and predatory, typically found in running waters at low to medium altitudes.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Athericidae / Atherix / ibis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ A. G.B. Thomas. Diptères torrenticoles peu connus : I. — Les athericidae (larves et imagos) du sud de la France [Brachycera, Orthorrhapha]. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 1974. https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/1974001.