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Cyrtosia perfecta (Becker, 1910)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cyrtosia perfecta (Becker, 1910)
Name authority
(Becker, 1910)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Mythicomyiidae
Genus
Cyrtosia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyMythicomyiidae Melander, 1902
  8. subfamilyPlatypyginae Verrall, 1909
  9. tribeCyrtosiini
  10. genusCyrtosia Perris, 1839
  11. speciesCyrtosia perfecta (Becker, 1910)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cyrtosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyrtosia abragi Efflatoun, 1945MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia chongorica Zaitzev, 1975MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia luteiventris Bezzi, 1926MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia marginata Perris, 1839MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia nigrescens Zaitzev, 1972MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia obscuripes Loew, 1855MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia occidentalis Rondani, 1863MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia pruinosula François, 1969MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia pusilla Loew, 1873MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia separata Efflatoun, 1945MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia stuckenbergi Hesse, 1967MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyrtosia subnitens Zaitzev, 1972MythicomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Empidideicus perfectus Becker, 1910 Becker, 1910synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Becker, T., Kuntze, A.F.A., Schnabl, J.A. & Villeneuve, J. (1910) Dipterologische Sammelreise nach Korsika (Dipt.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1910: 635-665 [1910.10.31]; 1911: 62-100 [1911.??.??], 117-130 [1911.??.??]. Dtsch. Ent. Z.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:33NRM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.