Athyroglossa glabra
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Athyroglossa
- Species: Athyroglossa glabra
Visual Description
Athyroglossa glabra is a small fly characteristic of the family Ephydridae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species typically exhibits a dark, often black, shiny body. The head is relatively large with prominent, compound eyes. The wings are generally clear or slightly smoky, with a venation pattern typical of the genus. The legs are slender and often dark-colored, matching the general body tone.[1]
Distribution and Records
Athyroglossa glabra (Meigen, 1830) is a recognized species within the family Ephydridae.[2] It has been documented in various regions, including records from Serbia, where specimens were collected in 2015 from locations such as Crni Vrh and the valley of the River Timok.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Athyroglossa / glabra constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Athyroglossa glabra (Meigen, 1830). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1618891. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ М. Г. Кривошеина; А. Л. Озеров. A preliminary list of the shore flies (Diptera: Ephydridae) of Serbia. Euroasian Entomological Journal. 2022. https://doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.31.2.21.