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Dichelacera (Dichelacera) damicornis (Fabricius, 1805)

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
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) damicornis (Fabricius, 1805)
Name authority
(Fabricius, 1805)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae
Genus
Dichelacera
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. familyTabanidae
  8. subfamilyTabaninae
  9. tribeDiachlorini Lutz, 1909
  10. genusDichelacera Macquart, 1838
  11. subgenusDichelacera (Dichelacera) Macquart, 1838
  12. speciesDichelacera (Dichelacera) damicornis (Fabricius, 1805)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) alcicornis (Wiedemann, 1828)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Nothocanthocera) apicalis (Fairchild, 1939)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) auristriata Burger, 1999TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) chocoensis Fairchild & Philip, 1960TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) fasciata Walker, 1850TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) flavescens (Thunberg, 1827)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) grandis Ricardo, 1904TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) hartmanni Fairchild & Philip, 1960TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Nothocanthocera) melanoptera Hine, 1920TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) melanosoma Hine, 1920TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) ochracea Hine, 1920TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) parvidens (Enderlein, 1925)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Dichelacera capricornis Kröber, 1931 Kröber, 1931synonym
Tabanus damicornis Fabricius, 1805 Fabricius, 1805synonym

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. Fabricius, J.C. (1805) Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species... xiv + 15-372 + [1] + 30 pp. C. Reichard, Brunsvigae [=Brunswick]. [1805.08.14].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:35LC2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.