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Elporia anisonyx Barnard, 1947

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
Elporia anisonyx Barnard, 1947
Name authority
Barnard, 1947
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Blephariceridae
Genus
Elporia
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. familyBlephariceridae
  8. genusElporia Edwards, 1915
  9. speciesElporia anisonyx Barnard, 1947

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Elporia armata Stuckenberg, 1955BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia capensis Edwards, 1915BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia elnorae (Edwards, 1929)BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia flavopicta (Edwards, 1932)BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia natalensis Stuckenberg, 1955BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia nigra Stuckenberg, 1961BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elporia scruposa Stuckenberg, 1955BlephariceridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 16 records assigned to Blephariceridae.

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. Barnard, K.H. (1947) The Blepharoceridae (Diptera) of the S. W. Cape. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 10: 3-15.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:39CWH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.