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Dicerura dentata Spungis, 1979

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
Dicerura dentata Spungis, 1979
Name authority
Spungis, 1979
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Cecidomyiidae
Genus
Dicerura
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyCecidomyiidae
  8. subfamilyPorricondylinae
  9. tribeDicerurini
  10. genusDicerura Kieffer, 1898
  11. speciesDicerura dentata Spungis, 1979

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dicerura adunca Borkent, 1990CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura cooperi Borkent, 1990CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura divaricata Fedotova, 2004CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura foliicola Mamaev, 1968CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura formosa Mamaev, 1998CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura infundibularis Fedotova & Sidorenko, 2005CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura iridis (Kaltenbach, 1874)CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura mixta Spungis, 1987CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura rossica Mamaev, 1960CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura scirpicola Kieffer, 1898CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura stipator Mamaev, 1972CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicerura triangularis Mamaev, 1966CecidomyiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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:35JW3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.