Atrichochira paramonovi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Atrichochira
- Species: Atrichochira paramonovi
Visual Description
Atrichochira paramonovi is a member of the family Bombyliidae, commonly known as bee flies. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of the genus.[1] The body is densely covered in fine, hair-like setae, which is typical for many bombyliids. The wings exhibit distinct venation patterns and are often held in a characteristic spread position when at rest. The overall body shape is robust, and the coloration includes patterns of dark and light tones, providing a degree of camouflage.[1]
Systematics
Atrichochira paramonovi was described by Lambkin and Yeates in 2003.[2] The species was formally established as part of a study on the evolutionary radiation of bee flies in semi-arid Australia, specifically focusing on the systematics of the tribe Exoprosopini.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Atrichochira / paramonovi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atrichochira paramonovi Lambkin & Yeates, 2003. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1666190. Accessed 2026-07-14.