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Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)

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
Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)
Name authority
(Meigen, 1804)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Dysmachus
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. subfamilyAsilinae
  9. genusDysmachus Loew, 1860
  10. speciesDysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dysmachus albisetosus (Macquart, 1850)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus basalis (Loew, 1848)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus bequaerti Tomasovic, 2001AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus bimucronatus (Loew, 1854)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus cochleatus (Loew, 1854)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus costalis Theodor, 1980AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus dasyproctus Loew, 1871AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus dentiger Richter, 1962AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus digitulus Becker, 1923AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus elapsus Villeneuve, 1933AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus hiulcus (Pandellé, 1905)AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dysmachus hradskyi Adamović, 1977AsilidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Dysmachus spurius Loew, 1871 Loew, 1871synonym
Asilus hispidus Zeller, 1840 Zeller, 1840synonym
Asilus pullus Meigen, 1830 Meigen, 1830synonym
Asilus trigonus Meigen, 1804 Meigen, 1804synonym
Asilus albipilus Meigen, 1830 Meigen, 1830synonym

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. Meigen, J.W. (1804) Klassifikazion und Beschreibung der europäischen zweiflügligen Insekten. (Diptera Linn.). Erster Band. Abt. I. xxviii + pp. 1-152, Abt. II. vi + pp. 153-314. Reichard, Braunschweig [= Brunswick]. [1804.11.05].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:389LR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.