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Dianous gracilis Puthz, 1978

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: Dianous gracilis Puthz, 1978
Name authority: Puthz, 1978
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Dianous
Extinction status: Recorded extant

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
suborderPolyphaga
series zoologyStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
familyStaphylinidae Latreille, 1802
subfamilySteninae MacLeay, W. S., 1825
genusDianous Leach, 1819
speciesDianous gracilis Puthz, 1978

Close classified relatives

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

Species	Classification	Source status
Dianous aereus Champion, 1919	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous alternans Zheng, Fa-Ke, 1993	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous andrewesi Cameron, 1914	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous annapurnaensis Puthz, 2015	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous asperifrons Puthz, 2016	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous ater Puthz, 2000	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous atrocoeruleus Puthz, 2000	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous atrocyaneus Puthz, 2000	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous azureus Champion, 1919	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous baliensis Rougemont, 1984	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous betzi Puthz, 2015	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Dianous bhotius Rougemont, 1987	StaphylinidaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

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

tdwg:IND

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

India

native · native

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.

Puthz, V. (1978) Steninae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) aus Indien. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 70.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:359YP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.