Mozambique
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cypholoba amatonga Péringuey, 1892
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
- Cypholoba amatonga Péringuey, 1892
- Name authority
- Péringuey, 1892
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Cypholoba
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
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
- suborderAdephaga
- familyCarabidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyAnthiinae Bonelli, 1813
- tribeAnthiini Bonelli, 1813
- genusCypholoba Chaudoir, 1850
- speciesCypholoba amatonga Péringuey, 1892
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cypholoba. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cypholoba alveolata (Brême, 1844) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba basilewskyi Schüle & Heinz, 2013 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba bihamata (Gerstaecker, 1867) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba elegantula (Fairmaire, 1887) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba fritschi (Chaudoir, 1883) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba grimaudi (Bénard, 1922) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba heinzorum Schüle, 2013 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba intermedia (Boheman, 1848) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba interrupta (Fairmaire, 1887) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba kavanaughi Basilewsky, 1983 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba leucospilota (Bertoloni, 1849) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier, 1795) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cypholoba babyana Strohmeyer, 1928 Strohmeyer, 1928 | synonym |
| Polyhirma amatonga (Péringuey, 1892) (Péringuey, 1892) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Rep. South Africa
native · native
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.
- Peringuey, L. Fourth contribution to the South African coleopterous fauna. Descriptions of new species in the South African Museum. -. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, 6 (2): 95-136. (1892).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:33F9N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.