Diaspiniphagus murtfeldtii (Howard, 1894)
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
- Diaspiniphagus murtfeldtii (Howard, 1894)
- Name authority
- (Howard, 1894)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Aphelinidae
- Genus
- Diaspiniphagus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
- familyAphelinidae Thomson, 1876
- subfamilyCoccophaginae Förster, 1878
- tribePteroptricini Ashmead, 1904
- genusDiaspiniphagus Silvestri, 1927
- speciesDiaspiniphagus murtfeldtii (Howard, 1894)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diaspiniphagus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaspiniphagus moeris (Walker, 1839) | AphelinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Prospalta murdtfeldtii Dalla Torre, 1898 Dalla Torre, 1898 | synonym |
| Prospalta murtfeldtii Howard, 1894 Howard, 1894 | synonym |
| Prospaltella murtfeldtii (Howard, 1894) (Howard, 1894) | synonym |
| Coccophagoides murtfeldtae Peck, 1951 Peck, 1951 | synonym |
| Diaspiniphagus murdtfeldtae (Peck, 1951) (Peck, 1951) | synonym |
| Prospalta murtfeldtae (Peck, 1951) (Peck, 1951) | synonym |
| Prospaltella murtfeldtae Peck, 1951 Peck, 1951 | synonym |
| Prospaltella murtfeldtiae (Peck, 1951) (Peck, 1951) | synonym |
| Primaprospaltella murtfeldtae (Peck, 1951) (Peck, 1951) | synonym |
| Prospalta murdtfeldtae (Peck, 1951) (Peck, 1951) | 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.
- Howard, L.O. (1894c) Two parasites of important scale-insects. Insect Life, 7, 5–8.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:35F2Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.