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Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) ugandensis Werneck, 1941

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
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) ugandensis Werneck, 1941
Name authority
Werneck, 1941
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
  7. suborderTroctomorpha Roesler, 1940
  8. infraorderPhthiraptera Haeckel, 1896
  9. superfamilyTrichodectoidea Kéler, 1938
  10. familyTrichodectidae Kellogg, 1896
  11. genusDasyonyx Bedford, 1932
  12. subgenusDasyonyx (Dasyonyx) Bedford, 1932
  13. speciesDasyonyx (Dasyonyx) ugandensis Werneck, 1941

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) bedfordi Werneck, 1935TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) dendrohyraxis (Ferris, 1930)TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) guineensis Werneck, 1941TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) minor Bedford, 1939TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasyonyx (Neodasyonyx) capensis Emerson, 1965TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dasyonyx (Neodasyonyx) nairobiensis Bedford, 1936TrichodectidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Dasyonyx validus ugandensis Werneck, 1941 Werneck, 1941synonym

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. Werneck, F.L. (1941) Os Malofagos dos Procaviideos. 36(4), 445–576. Available at http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v36n4/tomo36(f4)_445-576.pdf 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:349BP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.