Euscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
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
- Euscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
- Name authority
- Dikow, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Asilidae
- Genus
- Euscelidia
- 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
- familyAsilidae
- genusEuscelidia Westwood, 1850
- speciesEuscelidia adusta Dikow, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euscelidia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euscelidia abbreviata Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia acuminata Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia artaphernes (Speiser, 1910) | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia atrata Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia bequaerti Janssens, 1957 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia bicolor Janssens, 1954 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia cacula Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia capensis Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia crena Dikow, 2003 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia datis (Walker, 1849) | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia discors Speiser, 1913 | AsilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Euscelidia fastigium Martin, 1964 | AsilidaeArthropoda | 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.
- Dikow, T. (2003) Revision of the genus Euscelidia Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae). African Invertebrates 44: 1-131. [2003.12.??].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:3D8NJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.