Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839
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
- Deroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839
- Name authority
- Westwood, 1839
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Deroplatyidae
- Genus
- Deroplatys
- 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
- orderMantodea
- suborderEumantodea
- infraorderSchizomantodea
- parvorderArtimantodea
- nanorderCernomantodea
- familyDeroplatyidae
- subfamilyDeroplatyinae
- tribeDeroplatyini
- subtribeDeroplatyina
- genusDeroplatys Westwood, 1839
- speciesDeroplatys desiccata Westwood, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Deroplatys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Deroplatys cordata Fabricius, 1798 | DeroplatyidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deroplatys lobata Guérin-Méneville, 1838 | DeroplatyidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deroplatys moultoni Giglio-Tos, 1917 | DeroplatyidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deroplatys sarawaca Westwood, 1889 | DeroplatyidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deroplatys truncata Guérin-Méneville, 1843 | DeroplatyidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Deroplatys arida Westwood, 1845 Westwood, 1845 | synonym |
| Deroplatys palliata Haan, 1842 Haan, 1842 | synonym |
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.
- Westwood, J.O. (1839) Intr. Classif. Ins., 1.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:34YGM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.