Atarba verticalis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Atarba
- Species: Atarba verticalis
Visual Description
Atarba verticalis is a member of the family Limoniidae, commonly known as limoniid crane flies. Observations of preserved specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of this group.[1] The specimens exhibit the slender, elongated body form typical of crane flies, with notably long, fragile-looking legs. The wings are relatively long and narrow, displaying a delicate venation pattern characteristic of the family. The body coloration appears generally muted, consistent with many species in the genus Atarba.[1]
Classification and History
Atarba verticalis was originally described by Charles Paul Alexander in 1929 as Ischnothrix verticalis.[2] It is currently accepted as a valid species within the genus Atarba.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Atarba / verticalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atarba verticalis (Alexander, 1929). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1513340. Accessed 2026-07-16.