Aulacigaster pappi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Aulacigastridae
- Genus: Aulacigaster
- Species: Aulacigaster pappi
Visual Description
Aulacigaster pappi is a small fly, consistent with the general morphology of the family Aulacigastridae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a dark-bodied insect with a slender, elongated form.[1] The wings are typically clear and held flat over the abdomen when at rest. The head features prominent, relatively large eyes.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aulacigaster pappi was described by Christian F. Kassebeer in 2001.[2] Like other members of the family Aulacigastridae, this species belongs to the order Diptera.[3] The family is generally characterized by small, saprophagous flies that are widely distributed in the Holarctic region.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Aulacigastridae / Aulacigaster / pappi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulacigaster pappi Kassebeer, 2001. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1544536. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Carlos Henrique Marchiori. Survey of the families Anthomyzidae, Aulacigastridae, Odoniidae, Periscelididae, and Trichoceridae (Insecta: Diptera). Open Access Research Journal of Biology and Pharmacy. 2023. https://doi.org/10.53022/oarjbp.2023.9.2.0063.