Dufouria chalybeata (Meigen, 1824)
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
- Dufouria chalybeata (Meigen, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Meigen, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Dufouria
- 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
- familyTachinidae
- subfamilyDexiinae
- tribeDufouriini
- genusDufouria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- speciesDufouria chalybeata (Meigen, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dufouria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dufouria americana (Reinhard, 1943) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dufouria nova Mesnil, 1968 | TachinidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dufouria nuda Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | synonym |
| Musca promano (Meigen, 1824) (Meigen, 1824) | synonym |
| Tachina vidua Boheman, 1864 Boheman, 1864 | ambiguous synonym |
| Dufouria flaveola Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 | synonym |
| Tachina chalybeata Meigen, 1824 Meigen, 1824 | synonym |
| Dufouria aperta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | synonym |
| Musca promans Meigen, 1824 Meigen, 1824 | synonym |
| Ocyptera cassidae Dufour, 1827 Dufour, 1827 | synonym |
| Ptilops adolescens Rondani, 1862 Rondani, 1862 | synonym |
| Tachina reventa Walker, 1853 Walker, 1853 | 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.
- Meigen, J.W. (1824) Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Vierter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm. xii + 428 pp., pls. 33-41. [after 1824.09.24, preface date].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:37ZQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.