South Africa
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyrtoderes cristatus (DeGeer, 1778)
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
- Cyrtoderes cristatus (DeGeer, 1778)
- Name authority
- (DeGeer, 1778)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Tenebrionidae
- Genus
- Cyrtoderes
- 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
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyCucujiformia
- superfamilyTenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyTenebrionidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyPimeliinae Latreille, 1802
- tribeSepidiini Eschscholtz, 1829
- subtribeTrachynotina
- genusCyrtoderes
- speciesCyrtoderes cristatus (DeGeer, 1778)
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 |
|---|---|
| Tenebrio cristatus DeGeer, 1778 DeGeer, 1778 | synonym |
| Cyrtoderes curculioides Solier, 1843 Solier, 1843 | synonym |
| Phligra crucifera Haag-Rutenberg, 1871 Haag-Rutenberg, 1871 | synonym |
| Sepidium lacunosum Thunberg, 1787 Thunberg, 1787 | synonym |
| Brachycerus areolatus Thunberg, 1799 Thunberg, 1799 | synonym |
| Brachycerus cristatus Fabricius, 1798 Fabricius, 1798 | synonym |
| Phligra degeeri Laporte, 1840 Laporte, 1840 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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:33M49. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.