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Derocrania (Derocrania) scitiscabra (Walker, 1859)
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
- Derocrania (Derocrania) scitiscabra (Walker, 1859)
- Name authority
- (Walker, 1859)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Derocrania
- 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
- orderColeoptera
- suborderAdephaga
- familyCarabidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyCicindelinae Latreille, 1802
- tribeCollyridini Brullé, 1834
- subtribeTricondylina Naviaux, 1991
- genusDerocrania Chaudoir, 1861
- subgenusDerocrania (Derocrania) Chaudoir, 1861
- speciesDerocrania (Derocrania) scitiscabra (Walker, 1859)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Derocrania. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Derocrania (Derocrania) concinna Chaudoir, 1861 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Derocrania) schaumi W.Horn, 1892 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) flavicornis W.Horn, 1892 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) fusiformis (W.Horn, 1904) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) gibbiceps Chaudoir, 1861 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) honorei Fleutiaux, 1894 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) jaechi Naviaux, 2002 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) longesulcata (W.Horn, 1900) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Derocrania (Neoderocrania) nietneri (Motschulsky, 1860) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tricondyla scitiscabra Walker, 1859 Walker, 1859 | synonym |
| Derocrania dohrnii Chaudoir, 1861 Chaudoir, 1861 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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:34Y4S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.