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Exhyalanthrax compactus (Brunetti, 1920)

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
Exhyalanthrax compactus (Brunetti, 1920)
Name authority
(Brunetti, 1920)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyBombyliidae
  8. subfamilyAnthracinae
  9. tribeVillini Hull, 1973
  10. genusExhyalanthrax Becker, 1916
  11. speciesExhyalanthrax compactus (Brunetti, 1920)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Exhyalanthrax abruptoides (Hesse, 1956)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax afer (Fabricius, 1794)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax alatus (Becker, 1910)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax alliopterus (Hesse, 1956)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax argentifer (Becker, 1916)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax argentifrons (Becker, 1910)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax auctellus (Shiraki, 1932)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax beneficus (Austen, 1929)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax caffrariae (Hesse, 1956)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax canarionae Báez, 1990BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax collarti (François, 1962)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Exhyalanthrax flammiger (Walker, 1849)BombyliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 259 records assigned to Bombyliidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Lepidanthrax compacta Brunetti, 1920 Brunetti, 1920synonym

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. Brunetti, E. (1920) Diptera. Brachycera. In: [Shipley, A.E., ed.], Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. [Vol. I] Taylor & Francis, London. ix + 401 pp., 4 pls. [1920.05.28].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:3DKYC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.