Azana anomala
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Mycetophilidae
- Genus: Azana
- Species: Azana anomala
Visual Description
Azana anomala is a species of fungus gnat. Based on examination of museum specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits the characteristic slender, delicate body form typical of many mycetophilids.[1] The specimens show long, thin legs and elongated antennae, which are consistent with the general morphology of the genus Azana.[1]
Distribution and Ecology
Azana anomala (Stæger, 1840) is a fungus gnat with a European distribution.[2] Recent records include specimens collected in the Samur Forest area of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, at an elevation of 435 meters above sea level.
Research and Identification
The species is recognized within the family Mycetophilidae. Taxonomic studies, such as those conducted on the fauna of Dagestan, have provided detailed illustrations of the male terminalia (hypopygium) to assist in the identification of A. anomala.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Mycetophilidae / Azana / anomala constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Dmitry I. Gavryushin. A further contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) from the Republic of Dagestan. . 2023. https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-4-881-893.