Atylotus insuetus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tabanidae
- Genus: Atylotus
- Species: Atylotus insuetus
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Atylotus insuetus exhibits characteristics typical of the family Tabanidae.[1] The species displays a robust, fly-like body form. Key visible traits include large, prominent compound eyes that dominate the head region, and a thorax and abdomen covered in fine, dense setae (hairs). The coloration is generally muted, consisting of shades of brown, grey, or yellowish-tan, which provides camouflage. The wings are typically clear or slightly tinted, with characteristic venation patterns consistent with the genus Atylotus.
Biology and Classification
Atylotus insuetus was originally described by C.R. Osten Sacken in 1877 as Tabanus insuetus.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Atylotus. Genetic information for this species is available through public databases such as NCBI.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tabanidae / Atylotus / insuetus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atylotus insuetus (Osten Sacken, 1877). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1494317. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Atylotus insuetus. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid2176036[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-15.