This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
The species Atrichopogon speculiger is a member of the family Ceratopogonidae. Due to the limitations of available imagery, specific morphological details such as wing venation patterns or precise antennal structures cannot be resolved.[1]
Atrichopogon speculiger was described by Nielsen in 1951.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Atrichopogon. Further information regarding its metamorphosis and biology can be found in the original description by A. Nielsen (1951), titled "Contributions to the metamorphosis and biology of the genus Atrichopogon Kieffer (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)".