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Dicladocera distomacula Wilkerson, 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
Dicladocera distomacula Wilkerson, 1979
Name authority
Wilkerson, 1979
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae
Genus
Dicladocera
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. genusDicladocera Lutz, 1909
  11. speciesDicladocera distomacula Wilkerson, 1979

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dicladocera acheronitens Kröber, 1931TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera dalessandroi Wilkerson, 1979TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera exilicorne Fairchild, 1958TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera griseipennis Kröber, 1931TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera guttipennis (Wiedemann, 1828)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera minos (Schiner, 1868)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera mutata Fairchild, 1958TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera ornatipenne (Kröber, 1931)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera rubiginipennis (Macquart, 1846)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera simplex (Walker, 1850)TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dicladocera umbratipenne Fairchild, 1958TabanidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 219 records assigned to Tabanidae.

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. Wilkerson, R.C. (1979) Horse flies (Dipt. Taban.) of the Colombian departments of Choco, Valle and Cauca. Cespedesia, 8.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:35PT3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.