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Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893

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
Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893
Name authority
Kolbe, 1893
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Diastellopalpus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyScarabaeinae Latreille, 1802
  12. tribeOnthophagini Streubel, 1846
  13. genusDiastellopalpus Lansberge, 1886
  14. speciesDiastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diastellopalpus tridens (Fabricius, 1781)ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted 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.

Afrotropical(Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Republic Democratic Congo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo)

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.

  1. Kolbe, H. J. (1893). Ueber afrikanische Mistkäfer (Catharsius, Diastellopalpus). Sitzungsbericht Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde Zu Berlin :131-151. http://www.archive.org/stream/sitzungsberichte1893gese#page/131/mode/1up 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:35FF5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.