Rep. South Africa
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyrtomoscelis major (Straneo, 1939)
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
- Cyrtomoscelis major (Straneo, 1939)
- Name authority
- (Straneo, 1939)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Cyrtomoscelis
- 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
- subfamilyPterostichinae Bonelli, 1810
- tribePterostichini Bonelli, 1810
- subtribeAbacetina Chaudoir, 1873
- genusCyrtomoscelis Chaudoir, 1874
- speciesCyrtomoscelis major (Straneo, 1939)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyrtomoscelis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrtomoscelis abacetoides (Straneo, 1958) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis ambigua (Straneo, 1965) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis bangenia Straneo, 1995 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis elongata (Straneo, 1939) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis ferruginoides (Straneo, 1938) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis longistria Straneo, 1986 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis minima (Straneo, 1946) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis natalensis Chaudoir, 1874 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis piriensis (Straneo, 1965) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis rotundicollis (Straneo, 1965) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyrtomoscelis trivialis (Boheman, 1848) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cyrtotelus major Straneo, 1939 Straneo, 1939 | 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:33MRY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.