Aulogastromyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Lauxaniidae
- Genus: Aulogastromyia
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Aulogastromyia exhibit typical characteristics of the family Lauxaniidae.[1] They are small flies characterized by a relatively robust body form. The wings are often clear or lightly patterned, and the body coloration typically includes shades of brown or yellow, consistent with their cryptic habits in forest environments.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
The genus Aulogastromyia is a member of the family Lauxaniidae.[2] The genus was established by Friedrich Georg Hendel in 1925.
The species Aulogastromyia anisodactyla has been recorded in various forest habitats, including oak-hornbeam (Tilio-Carpinetum) and mixed coniferous (Pino-Quercetum) forests.[3] Like other members of the family Lauxaniidae, the larvae of Aulogastromyia are saprophagous, typically developing in decaying organic matter such as fallen leaves and wood mold. Interactions recorded for Aulogastromyia anisodactyla include feeding on plants in the order Fagales and being preyed upon by the bat Nyctalus leisleri.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Lauxaniidae / Aulogastromyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulogastromyia Hendel, 1925. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1570700. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Jakub Nowakowski. Acalyptrata (Diptera). Fragmenta Faunistica. 1981. https://doi.org/10.3161/00159301ff1981.26.26.421.
- ↑ Aulogastromyia. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aulogastromyia. Accessed 2026-07-14.