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Damalis rufoabdominalis (Joseph & Parui, 1984)

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
Damalis rufoabdominalis (Joseph & Parui, 1984)
Name authority
(Joseph & Parui, 1984)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Damalis
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. familyAsilidae
  8. genusDamalis Fabricius, 1805
  9. speciesDamalis rufoabdominalis (Joseph & Parui, 1984)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Damalis debilis (Karsch, 1888)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis dentatus (Joseph & Parui, 1987)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis dimidiatus (Oldroyd, 1960)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis dorsalis (Walker, 1856)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis elongatus (Hull, 1962)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis fascia (Shi, 1995)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis felderi Schiner, 1867AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis femoralis Ricardo, 1925AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis flaventis Scarbrough, 2006AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis floresanus (Frey, 1934)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis furcula Londt, 1989AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Damalis fuscus Walker, 1849AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Xenomyza rufoabdominalis Joseph & Parui, 1984 Joseph & Parui, 1984synonym

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. Joseph, A.N.T. & Parui, P. (1984) New and little-known Indian Asilidae (Diptera) 7. Ten new Xenomyza Wiedemann and Microstylum Macquart and keys to Indian species. Ent. Scand, 15.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:342XD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.