Diponthus nigroconspersus (Stål, 1861)
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 nigroconspersus (Stål, 1861)
- Name authority
- (Stål, 1861)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Romaleidae
- Genus
- Diponthus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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 nigroconspersus (Stål, 1861)
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 festivus Gerstaecker, 1873 | RomaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acridium (nigro-conspersum) Stål, 1861 Stål, 1861 | synonym |
| Acridium (Diponthus) nigroconspersum Stål, 1861 Stål, 1861 | synonym |
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.
- Stål, C. (1861) Orthoptera species novas descripsit. In Kongliga Svenska fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befäl af C.A. Virgin åren 1851-1853 (Zoologi). Utgifna of K. Svenska Vetanskaps Akademien (P.A. Norstedt and Soner), Stockholm. Vol. 2, Issue 1, 299–350 pp. [1860] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20004#page/311/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:36Q23. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.