Anthrax candidulus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Anthrax
- Species: Anthrax candidulus
Visual Description
Anthrax candidulus exhibits the characteristic body form of the family Bombyliidae, often referred to as bee flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, somewhat hairy appearance typical of the genus Anthrax[1]. The specimens display a patterned wing structure, a common diagnostic feature in this genus, and a dense covering of setae on the thorax and abdomen[1].
Biology and Ecology
Anthrax candidulus is a member of the family Bombyliidae[2]. Species within the genus Anthrax are generally recognized as parasitoids, with some members specifically recorded as parasitoids of tiger beetle larvae. Taxonomic literature has noted that some similar species currently treated as distinct may require further study to determine if they represent single, variable species.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / candidulus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ . Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 2008. https://doi.org/10.3752/cjai.2008.06.