Atypophthalmus inustus (Meigen, 1818)
(a lesser cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtypophthalmus inustus (a lesser cranefly)
GenusAtypophthalmus (a genus of lesser crane-flies)
FamilyLIMONIIDAE (lesser craneflies)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Edwards, F.W. 1939 Additions to the list of British crane-flies Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol. 75: 241-249.

Atypophthalmus inustus (a lesser cranefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Atypophthalmus inustus (a lesser cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Atypophthalmus inustus (a lesser cranefly)
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