Automola rufa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Richardiidae
- Genus: Automola
- Species: Automola rufa
Visual Description
Automola rufa is a species of fly within the family Richardiidae. Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a distinct, slender body form typical of many acalyptrate flies. Key morphological traits include a reddish-brown coloration across the thorax and abdomen, which is consistent with the specific epithet rufa. The wings are generally clear or lightly infuscated, often featuring characteristic patterns or markings that are diagnostic for the genus Automola. The head is relatively large with prominent compound eyes.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Automola rufa was described by E. T. Cresson, Jr. in 1906.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Automola.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Richardiidae / Automola / rufa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Automola rufa Cresson, 1906. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5086378. Accessed 2026-07-16.