NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diplonychus heeri J. Polhemus, 1995
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
- Diplonychus heeri J. Polhemus, 1995
- Name authority
- J. Polhemus, 1995
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Belostomatidae
- Genus
- Diplonychus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
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
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderNepomorpha
- superfamilyNepoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyBelostomatidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyBelostomatinae Leach, 1815
- genusDiplonychus Laporte, 1833
- speciesDiplonychus heeri J. Polhemus, 1995
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplonychus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplonychus annulatus (Fabricius, 1781) | BelostomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diplonychus jeridi Auger & Flechtmann, 2003 | TetranychidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius, 1871) | BelostomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diplonychus rotundatus Heer, 1853 Heer, 1853 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Polhemus, John T. (1995). Nomenclatural and synonymical notes on the genera Diplonychus Laporte and Appasus Amyot and Serville (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, Vol. 97, No. 3. 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:36MBX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.