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[2]. Taxonomic literature has noted that some similar species currently treated as distinct may require further study to determine if they represent single, variable species[2].
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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.
- 1 2 3 . Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 2008. https://doi.org/10.3752/cjai.2008.06.