Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) minor Bedford, 1939
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
- Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) minor Bedford, 1939
- Name authority
- Bedford, 1939
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Trichodectidae
- Genus
- Dasyonyx
- 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
- orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
- suborderTroctomorpha Roesler, 1940
- infraorderPhthiraptera Haeckel, 1896
- superfamilyTrichodectoidea Kéler, 1938
- familyTrichodectidae Kellogg, 1896
- genusDasyonyx Bedford, 1932
- subgenusDasyonyx (Dasyonyx) Bedford, 1932
- speciesDasyonyx (Dasyonyx) minor Bedford, 1939
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasyonyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) bedfordi Werneck, 1935 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) dendrohyraxis (Ferris, 1930) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) guineensis Werneck, 1941 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) ugandensis Werneck, 1941 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dasyonyx (Neodasyonyx) capensis Emerson, 1965 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dasyonyx (Neodasyonyx) nairobiensis Bedford, 1936 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dasyonyx minor Bedford, 1939 Bedford, 1939 | synonym |
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.
- Bedford, G.A.H. (1939) Further notes on species of Trichodectidae with descriptions of new species. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, 12(1), 103–119. 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:349BK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.