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Curtos cerea (Gorham, 1882)
Source-backed taxonomic record
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
- Curtos cerea (Gorham, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Gorham, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lampyridae
- Genus
- Curtos
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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 zoologyElateriformia
- superfamilyElateroidea Leach, 1815
- familyLampyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLuciolinae Lacordaire, 1857
- tribeCurtosini McDermott, 1964
- genusCurtos Motschulsky, 1845
- speciesCurtos cerea (Gorham, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Curtos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Curtos costipennis (Gorham, 1880) | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos elongatus Jeng & Yang in Jeng et al., 1998 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos flavus Pic, 1927 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos fulvocapitalis Jeng & Satô in Jeng et al., 1998 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos mongolicus Motschulsky, 1845 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos okinawanus Matsumura, 1918 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos ruficollis Jeng & Chang in Jeng et al., 1998 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curtos sauteri E. Olivier, 1913 | LampyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Luciola cerea Gorham, 1882 Gorham, 1882 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=954504 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:32L94. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.