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Dimarella (Dimarella) menkei Stange, 1963

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
Dimarella (Dimarella) menkei Stange, 1963
Name authority
Stange, 1963
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Neuroptera
Family
Myrmeleontidae
Genus
Dimarella
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderNeuroptera
  7. familyMyrmeleontidae
  8. genusDimarella
  9. subgenusDimarella
  10. speciesDimarella (Dimarella) menkei Stange, 1963

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dimarella (Dimarella) cauta (Walker, 1853)MyrmeleontidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dimarella (Dimarella) praedator (Walker, 1853)MyrmeleontidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dimarella (Dimarella) riparia (Navás, 1918)MyrmeleontidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dimarella (Dimarella) zulia Miller in Miller & Stange, 1989MyrmeleontidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dimarella (Pachyleon) blohmi Stange in Miller & Stange, 1989MyrmeleontidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Dimarella menkei Stange, 1963 Stange, 1963synonym

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. Stange, L. A. The Dimarellini of Mexico (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) with the descriptions of two new species of Dimarella. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56:810-816. (1963).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:36683. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.