Cytherea brevirostris (Olivier, 1811)
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
- Cytherea brevirostris (Olivier, 1811)
- Name authority
- (Olivier, 1811)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Genus
- Cytherea
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyBombyliidae
- subfamilyCythereinae Becker, 1913
- genusCytherea Fabricius, 1794
- speciesCytherea brevirostris (Olivier, 1811)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cytherea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cytherea adumbrata Paramonov, 1930 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea araxana Paramonov, 1930 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea arenicola Paramonov, 1930 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea barbara Sack, 1906 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea delicata (Becker, 1906) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea discipes Becker, 1915 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea dispar (Loew, 1873) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea disparoides Paramonov, 1930 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea esfandiarii Lindner, 1975 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea farinosa (Loew, 1873) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea fenestrata (Loew, 1873) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytherea fratella (Becker, 1903) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mulio brevirostris Olivier, 1811 Olivier, 1811 | synonym |
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.
- Olivier, G.A. (1811) Insectes [(i.e., Arthropoda) Pt. 5]. Vol. 8, pp. 1-360 (= livr. 75) [1811.04.30]; pp. 361-722 (=l ivr. 77), [1811.10.23]. In: Encyclopedie methodique. Histoire naturelle. Pancoucke, Paris. pc2, p. 406.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:33QRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.