Nearctic
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dicerca caudata LeConte, 1860
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
- Dicerca caudata LeConte, 1860
- Name authority
- LeConte, 1860
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Buprestidae
- Genus
- Dicerca
- 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
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyElateriformia
- superfamilyBuprestoidea Leach, 1815
- familyBuprestidae
- genusDicerca
- speciesDicerca caudata LeConte, 1860
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicerca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicerca aenea (Linnaeus, 1767) | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca amphibia Marseul, 1865 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca bilinica Prokop & Bílý, 1999 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dicerca cajonensis Knull, 1944 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca chlorostigma Mannerheim, 1837 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca corrugata Fairmaire, 1902 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca crassicollis LeConte, 1857 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca divaricata (Say, 1823) | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca eurydice Wickham, 1914 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dicerca herbstii (Kiesenwetter, 1857) | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca inconspicua Waterhouse, 1882 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicerca juncea Knull, 1958 | BuprestidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dicerca biangulata Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca filiola Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca inflatula Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca longicauda Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca pisciformis Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca abrupta Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
| Dicerca cupreola Casey, 1909 Casey, 1909 | synonym |
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.
- http://coleopsoc.org/buprestidae/WorldCat/genera/Dicerca.htm 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:35JGY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.