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Dicaelus (Liodicaelus) chermocki Ball, 1959
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
- Dicaelus (Liodicaelus) chermocki Ball, 1959
- Name authority
- Ball, 1959
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Dicaelus
- 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
- orderColeoptera
- suborderAdephaga
- familyCarabidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyLicininae Bonelli, 1810
- tribeLicinini Bonelli, 1810
- subtribeDicaelina Laporte, 1834
- genusDicaelus Bonelli, 1813
- subgenusDicaelus (Liodicaelus) Casey, 1913
- speciesDicaelus (Liodicaelus) chermocki Ball, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicaelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicaelus (Dicaelus) crenatus LeConte, 1853 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Dicaelus) quadratus LeConte, 1847 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Liodicaelus) suffusus (Casey, 1913) | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) ambiguus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) dilatatus Say, 1823 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) elongatus Bonelli, 1813 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) furvus Dejean, 1826 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) politus Dejean, 1826 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) teter Bonelli, 1813 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicaelus alutaceus G.Horn, 1876 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Ball, G.E. A taxonomic study of the North American Licinini with notes on the Old World species of the genus Diplocheila BRULLÉ (Coleoptera). -. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 16: iv + 258 pp., 15 pls. (Philadelphia). (1959).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:35H4C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.