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Cyphononyx bretonii (Guérin, 1844)

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
Cyphononyx bretonii (Guérin, 1844)
Name authority
(Guérin, 1844)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Pompilidae
Genus
Cyphononyx
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyVespoidea
  10. familyPompilidae
  11. genusCyphononyx
  12. speciesCyphononyx bretonii (Guérin, 1844)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cyphononyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyphononyx aeneipennis Lucas, 1898PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx antarctica (Linnaeus, 1767)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx basimacula (Cameron, 1901)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx bipartitus (Lepeletier, 1845)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx brevipennis (Cameron, 1902)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx camerunensis Tullgren, 1904PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx campanulatus (Saussure, 1887)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx dubius (Taschenberg, 1869)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx fulvognathus (Rohwer, 1911)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx pilifrons (Fox, 1897)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx plebejus (Saussure, 1868)PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyphononyx purpureipennis Arnold, 1948PompilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 176 records assigned to Pompilidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cyphononyx croceicornis (Klug) (Klug)synonym
Cyphononyx croceicornis Lucas Lucassynonym
Cyphononyx croceicornis Erichson in Forster, 1844 Erichson in Forster, 1844synonym
Pompilus bretoni Guérin, 1844 Guérin, 1844ambiguous synonym
Pompilus croceicornis Klug Klugsynonym
Pompilus croceicornis Erichson, 1844 Erichson, 1844synonym
Pompilus exasperatus Smith, 1855 Smith, 1855synonym
Anoplius bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Cyphononyx bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Priocnemis violascens Taschenberg, 1880 Taschenberg, 1880synonym
Salius violascens (Taschenberg, 1880) (Taschenberg, 1880)synonym
Salius cabraensis Cameron, 1912 Cameron, 1912synonym
Pompilus bretonii Guérin, 1844 Guérin, 1844ambiguous synonym
Batozonus bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Pompilus brentonii Guérin, 1844 Guérin, 1844synonym
Pompilus crocceicornis Eversmann, 1844 Eversmann, 1844synonym
Priocnemis croceicornis (Erichson, 1844) (Erichson, 1844)ambiguous synonym
Pompilus xanthocerus Dahlbom, 1845 Dahlbom, 1845synonym
Salius croceicornis (Erichson, 1844) (Erichson, 1844)synonym
Priocnemis croceicornis Klug Klugambiguous synonym
Salius bretonii (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Salius exasperatus (Smith, 1855) (Smith, 1855)synonym
Pompilus bretonii Guérin, 1844 Guérin, 1844ambiguous synonym
Batozonellus bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Chyphononyx bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym
Chyphononyx croceicornis (Erichson, 1844) (Erichson, 1844)synonym
Cryptochilus bretoni (Guérin, 1844) (Guérin, 1844)synonym

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:33FWD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.