Dactyloscirus bengalensis Gupta, 1992
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
- Dactyloscirus bengalensis Gupta, 1992
- Name authority
- Gupta, 1992
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Trombidiformes
- Family
- Cunaxidae
- Genus
- Dactyloscirus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- subphylumChelicerata
- classArachnida
- superorderAcariformes
- orderTrombidiformes
- suborderProstigmata
- infraorderEupodina
- superfamilyBdelloidea
- familyCunaxidae
- genusDactyloscirus
- speciesDactyloscirus bengalensis Gupta, 1992
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dactyloscirus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dactyloscirus agricolus Corpuz-Raros, 1995 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus dolichosetosus Den Heyer, 1979 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus eupaloides (Berlese, 1916) | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus hoffmannae Swift, 1996* | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus mansoni Smiley, 1992 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus manzoori Bashir & Afzal, 2006 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus mesonotus Shiba, 1986 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus minys Inayatullah, Shahid, M., 1996 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus orsi Inayatullah, Shahid, M., 1996 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus philippinensis Corpuz-Raros, 1995 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus pseudophilippinensis Skvarla & Dowling, 2011 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dactyloscirus smileyi Swift, 1996 | CunaxidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Gupta, S. K. (1992). Arachnida: Plant mites (Acari). In: State Fauna Series 3, Fauna of West Bengal, Part 3: 61–211.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:33WNY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.