NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
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
- Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
- Name authority
- Giglio-Tos, 1894
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Dichroplus
- 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
- orderOrthoptera Olivier, 1789
- suborderCaelifera Ander, 1936
- infraorderAcrididea Targioni-Tozzetti, 1882
- superfamilyAcridoidea MacLeay, 1821
- familyAcrididae MacLeay, 1821
- subfamilyMelanoplinae Scudder, 1897
- tribeDichroplini Rehn & Randell, 1963
- genusDichroplus Stål, 1873
- speciesDichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dichroplus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dichroplus alejomesai Liebermann, 1967 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus bruneri Liebermann, 1965 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus cinereus Bruner, 1900 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus intermedius Ronderos, 1976 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus mantiqueirae Ronderos, Carbonell & Mesa, 1968 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus obscurus Bruner, 1900 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus paraelongatus Carbonell, 1968 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus porteri Liebermann, 1943 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus robustulus (Stål, 1878) | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus schulzi Bruner, 1906 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus silveiraguidoi Liebermann, 1956 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dichroplus vittatus Bruner, 1900 | AcrididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dichroplus elongatus araucanus Liebermann, 1943 Liebermann, 1943 | synonym |
| Trigonophymus elongatus (Giglio-Tos, 1894) (Giglio-Tos, 1894) | synonym |
| Dichroplus elongatus araucanus Liebermann, 1944 Liebermann, 1944 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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AGE-LP
AGE-MI
AGE-SF
AGS-CB
AGW-LR
AGS-NE
AGS-RN
AGS-SC
AGW-CA
AGW-JU
AGW-TU
AGW-ME
AGW-SJ
AGW-SA
AGW-SE
AGW-SL
CLC-CO
BZS-RS
CLN-AT
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.
- Giglio-Tos, E. (1894) Ortotteri del viaggio dell dott. Alfredo Borelli nella Republica Argentina e nel Paraguay. VII. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Royal Università di Torino, 9(184), 1–46. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41990#page/177/mode/1up 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:35P62. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.