Aulacogaurax
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Chloropidae
- Genus: Aulacogaurax
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, members of the genus Aulacogaurax exhibit a small, fly-like body typical of the family Chloropidae.[1] The specimens display a distinct, somewhat elongated thorax and a rounded abdomen.[1] The wings are clear and extend beyond the posterior end of the abdomen, showing characteristic venation patterns consistent with the family.[1]
General Information
Aulacogaurax is a genus of flies within the family Chloropidae, first described by De Meyere in 1913.[2] As members of the Chloropidae, they are often referred to as frit flies or grass flies.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Chloropidae / Aulacogaurax constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulacogaurax De Meyere, 1913. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1490445. Accessed 2026-07-15.