Austrosciapus ravenshoensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Austrosciapus
- Species: Austrosciapus ravenshoensis
Visual Description
Austrosciapus ravenshoensis is a species of long-legged fly within the family Dolichopodidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies exhibit the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of the subfamily Sciapodinae.[1] The specimens display metallic coloration on the thorax and abdomen, a common trait among many Austrosciapus species. The wings are generally clear and membranous, with distinct venation patterns characteristic of the genus.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Austrosciapus ravenshoensis was described by Daniel J. Bickel in 1994 as part of his comprehensive review of the Australian Sciapodinae.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Austrosciapus.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Austrosciapus / ravenshoensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austrosciapus ravenshoensis Bickel, 1994. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1608096. Accessed 2026-07-15.