Austroleria truncata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Heleomyzidae
- Genus: Austroleria
- Species: Austroleria truncata
Visual Description
Austroleria truncata is a small fly characteristic of the family Heleomyzidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a body typically exhibiting a brownish or yellowish-brown coloration. The wings are generally clear or slightly tinted, often with distinct venation patterns typical of the family. The head features prominent compound eyes and antennae with a characteristic arista. The legs are slender and often possess small bristles or hairs.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Austroleria truncata was described by the entomologist D.K. McAlpine in 1967.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Austroleria, which belongs to the family Heleomyzidae.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Heleomyzidae / Austroleria / truncata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austroleria truncata McAlpine, 1967. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1562189. Accessed 2026-07-15.