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Elmohardyia spuria Rafael, 1988

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
Elmohardyia spuria Rafael, 1988
Name authority
Rafael, 1988
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Pipunculidae
Genus
Elmohardyia
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. familyPipunculidae Walker, 1834
  8. subfamilyPipunculinae Walker, 1834
  9. tribeTomosvaryellini Hardy, 1943
  10. genusElmohardyia Rafael, 1987
  11. speciesElmohardyia spuria Rafael, 1988

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Elmohardyia adunca Rafael & Menezes, 1999PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia argentocincta Rafael, 1988PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia argyrogaster Rafael, 1988PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia arx Rafael, 1988PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia conchulata Menezes & Rafael, 1996PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia costaricana Rafael & Menezes, 1999PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia denigrata Rafael, 1988PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia galeata Rafael & Menezes, 1999PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia hispida Menezes & Rafael, 1997PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia immaculata Menezes & Rafael, 1997PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia inepta (Hardy, 1954)PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elmohardyia lanei (Hardy, 1965)PipunculidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 249 records assigned to Pipunculidae.

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. Rafael, J.A. (1988) Pipunculidae (Diptera) neotropicais do genero Elmohardyia Rafael. Acta Amazonica, 18.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:39C67. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.