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Diatrypa (Latispeculum) schunkei Chopard, 1956

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
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) schunkei Chopard, 1956
Name authority
Chopard, 1956
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Oecanthidae
Genus
Diatrypa
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderOrthoptera Olivier, 1789
  7. suborderEnsifera Chopard, 1921
  8. infraorderGryllidea Vickery, 1977
  9. superfamilyGrylloidea Laicharting, 1781
  10. familyOecanthidae Blanchard, 1845
  11. subfamilyOecanthinae Blanchard, 1845
  12. supertribeDiatrypidi Desutter-Grandcolas, 1988
  13. genusDiatrypa Saussure, 1874
  14. subgenusDiatrypa (Latispeculum) Gorochov, 2013
  15. speciesDiatrypa (Latispeculum) schunkei Chopard, 1956

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) decora Gorochov, 2013OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) jansoni Saussure, 1897OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) kwaiker (Cadena-Castañeda, Gutiérrez & Bacca, 2016)OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) nicaragua Otte & Perez-Gelabert, 2009OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) pallidilabris Chopard, 1912OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Diatrypa) tuberculata Saussure, 1874OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) aequatori Gorochov, 2013OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) aguarico Gorochov, 2013OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) allardi Chopard, 1956OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) angulata Gorochov, 2013OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) benoisti Chopard, 1912OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Diatrypa (Latispeculum) borisi Gorochov, 2013OecanthidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Diatrypa schunkei Chopard, 1956 Chopard, 1956synonym

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.

  1. Chopard, L. (1956) Some crickets from South America (Grylloidea and Tricatyloidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 106(3366), 241–293. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32319#page/275/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:35G72. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.