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Dentaspis hargreavesi (Laing, 1925)

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
Dentaspis hargreavesi (Laing, 1925)
Name authority
(Laing, 1925)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Diaspididae
Genus
Dentaspis
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. orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. suborderSternorrhyncha Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  8. infraorderCoccomorpha
  9. familyDiaspididae
  10. genusDentaspis MacGillivray, 1921
  11. speciesDentaspis hargreavesi (Laing, 1925)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dentaspis chir (Green, 1919)DiaspididaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Chionaspis hargreavesi Laing, 1925 Laing, 1925synonym

Documented distribution

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

KE

KE

UG

UG

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. Laing, F. (1925) Descriptions of some new genera and species of Coccidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 16.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:34TQC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.