NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dipteretrum variabile (Shelford, 1910)
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
- Dipteretrum variabile (Shelford, 1910)
- Name authority
- (Shelford, 1910)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Pseudophyllodromiidae
- Genus
- Dipteretrum
- 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
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- superfamilyBlaberoidea Saussure, 1864
- familyPseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929
- subfamilyAnallactinae Evangelista & Wipfler, 2020
- genusDipteretrum Rehn, 1922
- speciesDipteretrum variabile (Shelford, 1910)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dipteretrum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dipteretrum basilewskyi Princis, 1965 | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipteretrum bimaculatum (Shelford, 1910) | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipteretrum brinckae Princis, 1963 | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipteretrum natalense Princis, 1963 | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipteretrum perpulchrum (Shelford, 1910) | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipteretrum usambarense (Shelford, 1908) | PseudophyllodromiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ceratinoptera truncata Shelford, 1910 Shelford, 1910 | synonym |
| Ceratinoptera variabilis Shelford, 1910 Shelford, 1910 | 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.
- Shelford, R.W.C. (1910) Blattodea. In Y. Sjöstedt (Ed.). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem umgebenden Masaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrika, 1905-1906, unter Lei-tungen von. Y. Sjöstedt. 3 (17. Orthoptera). Stockholm. 13–48 pp. 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:36QRY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.