Dicronocephalus yui Kurosawa, 1968
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
- Dicronocephalus yui Kurosawa, 1968
- Name authority
- Kurosawa, 1968
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dicronocephalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyCetoniinae Leach, 1815
- tribeGoliathini Latreille, 1829
- subtribeDicronocephalina Krikken, 1984
- genusDicronocephalus Hope, 1831
- speciesDicronocephalus yui Kurosawa, 1968
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicronocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicronocephalus bowringi (Pascoe, 1863) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicronocephalus chantrainei Devecis, 2008 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicronocephalus dabryi Lucas, 1872 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicronocephalus wallichi Hope, 1831 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Kurosawa, Y. (1968). Notes on the Formosan Cetoniid Beetles (I). A Revision of the Formosan Species of the genus Dicranocephalus Westwood. Bulletin of the National Science Museum 11(3):225-234. 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:35TYR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.