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Dialysis arakawae Matsumura, 1916

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
Dialysis arakawae Matsumura, 1916
Name authority
Matsumura, 1916
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Xylophagidae
Genus
Dialysis
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. familyXylophagidae
  8. genusDialysis Walker, 1850
  9. speciesDialysis arakawae Matsumura, 1916

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dialysis dispar Bigot, 1879XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis elongata (Say, 1823)XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis flava Yang & Yang, 1995XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis illinoensis (Webb, 1983)XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis iwatai Nagatomi, 1953XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis lauta (Loew, 1872)XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis meridionalis Yang & Yang, 1997XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis rufithorax (Say, 1823)XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dialysis sinensis Yang & Nagatomi, 1994XylophagidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 11 records assigned to Xylophagidae.

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. Matsumura, S. (1916) [Thousand insects of Japan. Additamenta]. Vol. 2 (Diptera). Keisei-sha, Tokyo. p. [2] + 185-474 + [4], pls. 16-25. [1916.07.08] [In Japanese].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:3599D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.