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Dischistus auripilus (Séguy, 1930)

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
Dischistus auripilus (Séguy, 1930)
Name authority
(Séguy, 1930)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Bombyliidae
Genus
Dischistus
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. familyBombyliidae
  8. subfamilyBombyliinae
  9. tribeDischistini Hull, 1973
  10. genusDischistus Loew, 1855
  11. speciesDischistus auripilus (Séguy, 1930)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dischistus atlanticus (Santos Abreu, 1926)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus dayas (Séguy, 1930)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus heterocerus (Macquart, 1840)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus hirticeps (Bezzi, 1921)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus holopticus Greathead, 1995BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus maroccanus (Séguy, 1930)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dischistus separatus (Becker, 1906)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Acanthogeron auripilus Séguy, 1930 Séguy, 1930synonym

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. Séguy, E. (1930) Contribution à l'étude des diptères du Maroc. Memoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc 24, 206 pp. [1930.08.30].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:36SPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.