Anthrax analis
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 analis
Visual Description
Anthrax analis is a species of bee fly (family Bombyliidae). Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic robust, somewhat hairy body form typical of many bombyliids. The wings often display distinct dark, mottled, or banded patterns, which are diagnostic features for many species within the genus Anthrax. The body coloration generally includes shades of black, brown, and grey, often with patches of lighter-colored setae.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Anthrax analis was described by Thomas Say in 1823.[2] Like many members of the genus Anthrax, the species is known to interact with various flowering plants, including Verbena stricta and Lachnanthes caroliniana.[3]
Members of the genus Anthrax are frequently documented as parasitoids of other insects, particularly solitary bees and wasps. Research on the nesting biology of the solitary bee Centris (Hemisiella) vittata in Brazil has identified Anthrax species as parasitoids emerging from the brood cells of these bees.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / analis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anthrax analis Say, 1823. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/7945938. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anthrax analis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anthrax%20analis. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Márcio Pereira; Carlos Alberto Garófalo; Evandro Camillo; José Carlos Serrano. Nesting biology of Centris (Hemisiella) vittata Lepeletier in southeastern Brazil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini). Apidologie. 1999. https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19990409.