Aulacigaster
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Aulacigastridae
- Genus: Aulacigaster
Visual Description
Members of the genus Aulacigaster are small flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these insects typically exhibit a robust, compact body form characteristic of many acalyptrate Diptera.[1] Visible traits include a distinct head with prominent compound eyes and a thorax that often displays a patterned or textured surface.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
The genus Aulacigaster was described by Macquart in 1835.[2] These flies are known to interact with various environments, and some species have been recorded in fruit orchards, where they may be attracted to fermenting plant materials.[3] For example, Aulacigaster falcata has been documented in Türkiye using bait traps containing grape vinegar.[3] Additionally, some species, such as Aulacigaster leucopeza, have been observed visiting flowers of plants in the family Sapindaceae.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Aulacigastridae / Aulacigaster constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulacigaster Macquart, 1835. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1544522. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Hüseyin Başpınar; Tülin Akşit; Alper KESİCİ; Ferenc Deutsch; Balázs Kiss; Laszlo PAPP. Aydın İli (Türkiye) meyve bahçelerindeki Drosophilidae (Diptera) familyası türlerinin mevsimsel yoğunlukları ve tür çeşitliliği ve birlikte saptanan diğer Diptera türleri. Turkish Journal of Entomology. 2022. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1088263.
- ↑ Aulacigaster. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aulacigaster. Accessed 2026-07-14.