Eurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
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
- Eurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
- Name authority
- Bezzi, 1924
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Genus
- Eurycarenus
- 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
- familyBombyliidae
- subfamilyBombyliinae
- tribeBombyliini
- genusEurycarenus Loew, 1860
- speciesEurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eurycarenus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurycarenus albicans Bezzi, 1924 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus argentifrons Bowden, 1964 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus chilensis Paramonov, 1934 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus indicus Bowden, 1964 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus lowei Hesse, 1938 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus minimus Bezzi, 1921 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus propinquus Hesse, 1938 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus sessilis Bezzi, 1921 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurycarenus subater Paramonov, 1960 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Bezzi, M. (1924) The Bombyliidae of the Ethiopian Region. British Museum (Natural History), London. viii + 390 pp. [1924.04.29].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:3D3GH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.