Curculionites exiguus Oustalet, E., 1874
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Curculionites exiguus Oustalet, E., 1874
- Name authority
- Oustalet, E., 1874
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Curculionites
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyCucujiformia
- superfamilyCurculionoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyCurculionidae Latreille, P.A., 1802
- genusCurculionites Heer, O., 1847
- speciesCurculionites exiguus Oustalet, E., 1874
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Curculionites. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Curculionites jujuyensis Cockerell, T.D.A., 1925 | CurculionidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Curculionites redtenbacherorum Heer, O., 1847 | CurculionidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Curculionites wielandi Cockerell, T.D.A., 1925 | CurculionidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Oustalet, E. Recherches sur les insectes fossiles des terrains tertiaires de la France. Deuxième partie. Insectes fossiles d'Aix en Provence. (1874).Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32JX4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.