Aristothereva eversmanni
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Therevidae
- Genus: Aristothereva
- Species: Aristothereva eversmanni
Visual Description
Aristothereva eversmanni is a member of the family Therevidae, commonly known as stiletto flies. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of this group, including a slender, elongated body form typical of many therevids. The specimens exhibit a distinct, tapered abdomen and relatively large, prominent eyes that occupy a significant portion of the head. The coloration observed includes muted, earthy tones, which likely serve as camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Classification and History
Aristothereva eversmanni was described by the entomologist V. F. Zaitzev in 1971. The description was published in his work regarding the revision of the genus Aristothereva Frey within the Palaearctic region.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Therevidae / Aristothereva / eversmanni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aristothereva eversmanni Zaitzev, 1971. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1566002. Accessed 2026-07-17.