Atrichops crassipes
Species of fly
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Atrichops crassipes is a species of watersnipe fly in the family Athericidae.[2]
| Atrichops crassipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Athericidae |
| Subfamily: | Athericinae |
| Genus: | Atrichops |
| Species: | A. crassipes |
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| Atrichops crassipes | |
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Description
The thorax is shining black in male, more brownish with black stripes in female. The wing has vague clouds and a prominent stigma. The radial fork is elongateLength 6 mm Legs elongate and slender, hind tarsi a little in flated in both sexes.The abdomen is elongate-cylindrical, with yellow-brown and black bands, more yellowish towards base, especially in male. Legs elongate and slender, hind tarsi a little in flated in both sexes.Length 6 mm It resembles the fly Sylvicola or a small ichneumon, for which it could easily be mistaken. [3] Image
