Atrichomelina
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sciomyzidae
- Genus: Atrichomelina
Overview
Atrichomelina is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae. The genus is represented by the Nearctic species Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862 [2]. The genus was established by Cresson in 1920 [3].
Morphology and Taxonomy
Atrichomelina pubera is classified within the tribe Sciomyzini and is noted for having a predominantly setulose anepisternum [2]. It shares several morphological traits with the genus Ditaeniella, such as a haired prosternum and the presence of microsetulae on the meron [2]. However, it can be distinguished from Ditaeniella by its genitalic ground plan and the absence of strong, short spinulose anteroventral and posteroventral setae on the hind femur [2].
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Atrichomelina specimens exhibit a typical muscoid fly body plan [1]. The body is generally brownish in coloration, with a pattern of darker markings on the thorax and abdomen [1]. The wings are typically clear or lightly infuscated, often with a characteristic venation pattern common to the family Sciomyzidae [1].
Ecology
Atrichomelina pubera has been recorded as a host for certain parasitoid wasps, including species in the genera Spalangia and Urolepis [4].
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sciomyzidae / Atrichomelina constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 Nikita E. Vikhrev; William L. Murphy. Notes on the taxonomy of species of Sciomyzini with a predominantly setulose anepisternum (Diptera, Sciomyzidae). . 2022. https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2022-14-2-281-298.
- ↑ Atrichomelina Cresson 1920 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/C1758235FFF5992DD1FADB65FB78DEFE. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Atrichomelina. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Atrichomelina. Accessed 2026-07-15.