Austroconops
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ceratopogonidae
- Genus: Austroconops
Overview
Austroconops is a genus of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. It is classified within the subfamily Ceratopogoninae and the tribe Culicoidini [2]. The genus is considered an annectant, primitive, and non-specialized group, which may offer insights into the ancestral lineage of the family [2]. Its distribution includes Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia [2].
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Austroconops exhibits typical midge morphology with delicate, slender bodies and wings [1]. The wings are characterized by the absence of macrotrichia and the presence of two broad radial cells [2].
Diagnostic Characteristics
The genus is distinguished from other members of the tribe Culicoidini by several morphological features [2]:
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ceratopogonidae / Austroconops constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Willis W. Wirth; N. Ratanaworabhan; Franklin S. Blanton. Synopsis of the genera of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 1974. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1974495595.