Austalis rhynchops
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Austalis
- Species: Austalis rhynchops
Visual Description
Austalis rhynchops is a hoverfly characterized by a robust, bee-like appearance typical of many Syrphidae. Observations from available imagery indicate a body with distinct, patterned abdominal markings, often featuring bands of dark and lighter coloration. The head is prominent, with large, holoptic eyes in males, and the thorax exhibits a dense covering of fine, hair-like setae. The wings are clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
History and Classification
Austalis rhynchops was originally described by Mario Bezzi in 1928 as Eristalis rhynchops, based on material from the Fiji Islands.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Austalis.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Austalis / rhynchops constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austalis rhynchops (Bezzi, 1928). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1539779. Accessed 2026-07-16.