NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diponthus festivus Gerstaecker, 1873
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
- Diponthus festivus Gerstaecker, 1873
- Name authority
- Gerstaecker, 1873
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Romaleidae
- Genus
- Diponthus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera Olivier, 1789
- suborderCaelifera Ander, 1936
- infraorderAcrididea Targioni-Tozzetti, 1882
- superfamilyAcridoidea MacLeay, 1821
- familyRomaleidae Pictet & Saussure, 1887
- subfamilyRomaleinae Pictet & Saussure, 1887
- tribeRomaleini Pictet & Saussure, 1887
- genusDiponthus Stål, 1861
- speciesDiponthus festivus Gerstaecker, 1873
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diponthus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diponthus argentinus Pictet & Saussure, 1887 | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diponthus cribratus (Serville, 1838) | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diponthus dispar Gerstaecker, 1873 | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diponthus nigroconspersus (Stål, 1861) | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diponthus paraguayensis Bruner, 1906 | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diponthus porphyreus (Gerstaecker, 1873) | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diponthus pycnostictus Pictet & Saussure, 1887 | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
AGE-MI
BZS-RS
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.
- Gerstaecker, A. (1873) Acridiodea nonnulla nova insigniora. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 34, 185–197. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35937#page/190/mode/1up 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:36PZY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.