NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Redheaded Whitegrub
Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819
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
- Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819
- Name authority
- MacLeay, 1819
- Common name
- Redheaded Whitegrub
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dasygnathus
- 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
- subfamilyDynastinae MacLeay, 1819
- tribePentodontini Mulsant, 1842
- subtribeCheiroplatina Carne, 1957
- genusDasygnathus MacLeay, 1819
- speciesDasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasygnathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dasygnathus globosus Arrow, 1914 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dasygnathus mastersii MacLeay, 1871 MacLeay, 1871 | synonym |
| Scarabaeus curtus Guérin-Ménéville, 1830 Guérin-Ménéville, 1830 | synonym |
| Dasygnathus hospes Arrow, 1914 Arrow, 1914 | synonym |
| Dasygnathus impotens Arrow, 1914 Arrow, 1914 | synonym |
| Scarabaeus ixion Boisduval, 1835 Boisduval, 1835 | 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.
- MacLeay, W. S. (1819). Horae entomologicae: or essays on the annulose animals. S.Bagster, London Vol.1 Part 1:1-160. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.48636 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:348CN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.