NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyphonotus testaceus (Pallas, 1781)
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
- Cyphonotus testaceus (Pallas, 1781)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1781)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Cyphonotus
- 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 zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyMelolonthinae MacLeay, 1819
- tribeMelolonthini Leach, 1819
- genusCyphonotus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
- speciesCyphonotus testaceus (Pallas, 1781)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyphonotus caucasicus Jacquelin Du Val, 1859 Jacquelin Du Val, 1859 | synonym |
| Cyphonotus integriceps Reitter, 1902 Reitter, 1902 | synonym |
| Cyphonotus oryctoides Semenov, 1892 Semenov, 1892 | synonym |
| Melolontha anketeri Herbst, 1790 Herbst, 1790 | synonym |
| Scarabaeus testaceus Pallas, 1781 Pallas, 1781 | ambiguous synonym |
| Cyphonotus maximus Reitter, 1895 Reitter, 1895 | synonym |
| Cetonia glaucus Gmelin, 1790 Gmelin, 1790 | 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.
- Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1823). Entomographia imperii russici; genera insectorum systematice exposita et analysi iconographica instructa. (1823-1824) 2:1-262 (143-152)(189-218). https://www.e-rara.ch/download/pdf/20775137?name=Entomographia%20Imperii%20Rossici 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:33FZ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.