Elachisoma aterrimum (Haliday, 1833)
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
- Elachisoma aterrimum (Haliday, 1833)
- Name authority
- (Haliday, 1833)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Sphaeroceridae
- Genus
- Elachisoma
- 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
- familySphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835
- subfamilyLimosininae
- genusElachisoma Rondani, 1880
- speciesElachisoma aterrimum (Haliday, 1833)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elachisoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elachisoma afrotropicum Papp, 1983 | SphaeroceridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachisoma (Scotophilella) kerteszi (Duda, 1924) | SphaeroceridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachisoma (Elachisoma) spinicosta Collin, 1966 | SphaeroceridaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Limosina nigerrima Haliday, 1836 Haliday, 1836 | synonym |
| Borborus aterrimus Haliday, 1833 Haliday, 1833 | synonym |
| Borborus nigerrimus Haliday, 1833 Haliday, 1833 | 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.
- Haliday, A.H. (1833) Catalogue of Diptera occurring about Holywood in Downshire. Entomological Magazine 1: 147-180. [1833.01.??]. Ent. Mag.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:38WP2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.