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Dennyus (Dennyus) hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
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
- Dennyus (Dennyus) hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Menoponidae
- Genus
- Dennyus
- 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
- parvorderAmblycera Kellogg, 1896
- superfamilyMenoponoidea Mjoberg, 1910
- familyMenoponidae Mjoberg, 1910
- genusDennyus Neumann, 1906
- subgenusDennyus (Dennyus) Neumann, 1906
- speciesDennyus (Dennyus) hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dennyus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) collinsi Clayton, Price & Page, 1996 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) distinctus Ferris, 1916 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) francicus Thompson, 1941 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) hahnae Clayton, Price & Page, 1996 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) medwayi Ledger, 1970 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) tarburtoni Clayton, Price & Page, 1996 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) theresae Clayton, Price & Page, 1996 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Collodennyus) wellsi Clayton, Price & Page, 1996 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Ctenodennyus) elbeli Price, 1997 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Ctenodennyus) southwoodi Price, 1997 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Dennyus) semicollaris Price & Beer, 1962 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dennyus (Dennyus) vauxi Emerson & Pratt, 1956 | MenoponidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dennyus africanus Buttiker, 1954 Buttiker, 1954 | synonym |
| Dennyus clayae Nakagawa, 1959 Nakagawa, 1959 | synonym |
| Dennyus minutus Buttiker, 1954 Buttiker, 1954 | synonym |
| Pediculus hirundinis Linnaeus, 1761 Linnaeus, 1761 | ambiguous synonym |
| Nitzschia pulicaris Piaget, 1880 Piaget, 1880 | synonym |
| Dennyus maritimus Buttiker, 1954 Buttiker, 1954 | synonym |
| Dennyus truncatiformis Mokhehle, 1951 Mokhehle, 1951 | synonym |
| Nitzschia burmeisteri Denny, 1842 Denny, 1842 | synonym |
| Nitzschia minor Kellogg & Paine, 1914 Kellogg & Paine, 1914 | synonym |
| Nitzschia tibialis Piaget, 1880 Piaget, 1880 | ambiguous synonym |
| Nirmus truncatus von Olfers, 1816 von Olfers, 1816 | ambiguous synonym |
| Menopon pulicare Nitzsch, 1866 Nitzsch, 1866 | 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.
- Linnaeus, C. (1761) Fauna Suecica sistens animalia Sueciae regni etc. Stockholm. 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:34T7C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.