Atrichopogon winnertzi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ceratopogonidae
- Genus: Atrichopogon
- Species: Atrichopogon winnertzi
Visual Description
Atrichopogon winnertzi is a small biting midge. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show individuals of this species, which are characterized by their small, delicate body form typical of the family Ceratopogonidae.[1]
Ecology and Behavior
Atrichopogon winnertzi is a member of the subgenus Meloehelea. This subgenus is notable for its specialized feeding behavior, as members are known to feed on the haemolymph of beetles belonging to the families Meloidae and Oedemeridae.[2]
This species has been recorded in the Białowieska Forest, Poland, where it was studied in the context of its potential role as a vector for Leishmania parasites.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ceratopogonidae / Atrichopogon / winnertzi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anna Hošková; Anna Didkowska; Barbora Vojtková; Tomáš Bečvář; Vít Dvořák; Ewelina Kwiecień; Daniel Klich; Wanda Olech; Jan Votýpka; Jovana Sádlová. Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-01960-1.