NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dicranoptycha minima Alexander, 1919
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
- Dicranoptycha minima Alexander, 1919
- Name authority
- Alexander, 1919
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Limoniidae
- Genus
- Dicranoptycha
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyLimoniidae
- subfamilyLimoniinae
- genusDicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 1860
- speciesDicranoptycha minima Alexander, 1919
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicranoptycha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicranoptycha acanthophallus Alexander, 1940 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha acuterebra Alexander, 1960 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha atripes Alexander, 1963 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha aurogeniculata Alexander, 1951 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha breviterebra Alexander, 1960 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha caesia Alexander, 1928 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha confluens Alexander, 1923 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha costaricensis Alexander, 1939 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha diacaena Alexander, 1963 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha diacantha Alexander, 1938 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha edashigeana Alexander, 1955 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dicranoptycha formosensis Alexander, 1928 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Nearctic
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.
- Alexander. 1919. Ent. News 30: 21 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:35SZG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.