Exhyalanthrax afer (Fabricius, 1794)
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
- Exhyalanthrax afer (Fabricius, 1794)
- Name authority
- (Fabricius, 1794)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Bombyliidae
- Genus
- Exhyalanthrax
- 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
- subfamilyAnthracinae
- tribeVillini Hull, 1973
- genusExhyalanthrax Becker, 1916
- speciesExhyalanthrax afer (Fabricius, 1794)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exhyalanthrax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Exhyalanthrax abruptoides (Hesse, 1956) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax alatus (Becker, 1910) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax alliopterus (Hesse, 1956) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax argentifer (Becker, 1916) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax argentifrons (Becker, 1910) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax auctellus (Shiraki, 1932) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax beneficus (Austen, 1929) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax caffrariae (Hesse, 1956) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax canarionae Báez, 1990 | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax collarti (François, 1962) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax compactus (Brunetti, 1920) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exhyalanthrax flammiger (Walker, 1849) | BombyliidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Anthrax marginalis Meigen & Wiedemann, 1820 Meigen & Wiedemann, 1820 | synonym |
| Anthrax afra Fabricius, 1794 Fabricius, 1794 | synonym |
| Anthrax sirius Wiedemann, 1818 Wiedemann, 1818 | synonym |
| Thyridanthrax aequisexus Bowden, 1964 Bowden, 1964 | synonym |
| Thyridanthrax burtii Hesse, 1956 Hesse, 1956 | synonym |
| Thyridanthrax decipiens Bowden, 1964 Bowden, 1964 | synonym |
| Anthrax tangerinus Bigot, 1892 Bigot, 1892 | synonym |
| Anthrax fimbriatus Meigen, 1804 Meigen, 1804 | synonym |
| Nemotelus hemipterus Wiedemann, 1818 Wiedemann, 1818 | 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.
- Fabricius, J.C. (1794) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Tome IV. C.G. Proft, Hafniae [= Copenhagen]. [6] + 472 + [5] pp. [1794.??.??].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:3DKXP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.