Anthrax dolobratus
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 dolobratus
Visual Description
Anthrax dolobratus exhibits the characteristic morphology of the genus Anthrax. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, these flies possess a robust, somewhat flattened body covered in dense, often patterned, hair-like setae.[1] The wings are typically marked with distinct, dark, often irregular patterns or spots, which are diagnostic features for many species within the family Bombyliidae.[1]
Classification and History
Anthrax dolobratus was described by Yeates and Lambkin in 1998.[2] The species was reviewed as part of their work on the tribe Anthracini in Australia, which focused on cryptic species diversity and character congruence.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / dolobratus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthrax dolobratus Yeates & Lambkin, 1998. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667306. Accessed 2026-07-14.