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Dapanoptera latifascia (Walker, 1865)

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
Dapanoptera latifascia (Walker, 1865)
Name authority
(Walker, 1865)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Limoniidae
Genus
Dapanoptera
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyLimoniidae
  8. subfamilyLimoniinae
  9. genusDapanoptera Westwood, 1881
  10. speciesDapanoptera latifascia (Walker, 1865)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dapanoptera auroatra (Walker, 1864)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera candidata (Alexander, 1942)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera cermaki (Theischinger, 1996)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera gressittiana (Alexander, 1962)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera meijereana (Alexander, 1942)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera percelestis (Alexander, 1959)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dapanoptera torricelliana (Alexander, 1947)LimoniidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Limnobia latifascia Walker, 1865 Walker, 1865synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Indonesia (Papua Indonesia [= Irian Jaya]).

Australian/Oceanian

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.

  1. Walker. 1865. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 8: 104 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:344MF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.