Anthrax
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Anthrax
Visual Description
The genus Anthrax consists of flies within the family Bombyliidae, commonly referred to as bee flies. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that these insects typically possess a robust, somewhat flattened body shape, often covered in dense, hair-like setae that can give them a fuzzy appearance.[1] Their wings are frequently marked with distinct, dark, often mottled or patterned pigmentation, which is a common diagnostic trait for many species within this genus.[1]
General Information
Anthrax is a genus of flies in the family Bombyliidae, established by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763.[2][3] These insects are sometimes known as "Charcoal Bee Flies."[3]
Genetic and ecological data indicate that members of this genus are widely distributed.[4] Interactions recorded in biological databases suggest that some species may be associated with various hosts, though these interactions are complex and subject to ongoing study.[5]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anthrax Scopoli 1763 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/995087D7E239FFDFFF3EFD3EEADD4DCB. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Anthrax Scopoli, 1763. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1501441. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anthrax. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid117078[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anthrax. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anthrax. Accessed 2026-07-14.