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Dichaetophora cirricauda (Okada, 1988)

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
Dichaetophora cirricauda (Okada, 1988)
Name authority
(Okada, 1988)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Dichaetophora
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. familyDrosophilidae Rondani, 1856
  8. subfamilyDrosophilinae Rondani, 1856
  9. tribeDrosophilini Rondani, 1856
  10. subtribeDrosophilina Rondani, 1856
  11. genusDichaetophora
  12. speciesDichaetophora cirricauda (Okada, 1988)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dichaetophora (Dichaetophora) aberrans (Lamb, 1914)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora abnormis Hu & Toda, 2005DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora (Dichaetophora) agbo (Burla, 1954)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora bicornis Hu & Toda, 2005DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora carinata (Bock, 1982)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora constricta (Okada, 1988)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora cyanea (Okada, 1988)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora hainanensis Hu & Toda, 2005DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora imitans (Graber, 1957)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora lindae (Wheeler & Takada, 1964)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora macalpinei (Bock, 1982)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichaetophora madagascarensis (Okada, 1984)DrosophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Nesiodrosophila cirricauda Okada, 1988 Okada, 1988synonym

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. Okada, T. (1988) Family Drosophilidae (Diptera) from the Lund University Ceylon Expedition in 1962 and Borneo collections in 1978-1979. Entomologica Scandinavica Suppl. 30: 111-151. [1988.10.01].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:35KGP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.