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Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883
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
- Deropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883
- Name authority
- Gerstaecker, 1883
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Blattidae
- Genus
- Deropeltis
- 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
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- suborderSolumblattodea Evangelista, Wipfler, Béthoux, Donath, Fujita, Kohli, Legendre, Liu, Machida, Misof, Peters, Podsiadlowski, Rust, Schuette, Tollenaar, Ware, Wappler, Zhou, Meusemann & Simon, 2019
- infraorderBlattoidea Latreille, 1810
- epifamilyBlattoidae Latreille, 1810
- familyBlattidae Latreille, 1810
- subfamilyBlattinae Latreille, 1810
- genusDeropeltis Burmeister, 1838
- speciesDeropeltis robusta Gerstaecker, 1883
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Deropeltis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Deropeltis abbreviata Chopard, 1938 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deropeltis barbeyana Saussure, 1895 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deropeltis brevipennis Shelford, 1909 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deropeltis schweinfurthi Saussure, 1895 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deropeltis straeleni Jolivet, 1954 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deropeltis verticalis Burmeister, 1838 | BlattidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Deropeltis tullbergi Borg, 1902 Borg, 1902 | synonym |
| Deropeltis gaboonica Rehn, 1904 Rehn, 1904 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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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.
- Gerstaecker, A. (1883) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Orthopteren-Fauna Guinea's, nach den von R. Buchholz während der Jahre 1872 bis 1875 daselbst gesammelten Arten. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein für Neuvorpommern und Rügen in Griefswald, 14, 39–102. 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:34YF3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.