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Dirhinus hesperidum (Rossi, 1790)

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
Dirhinus hesperidum (Rossi, 1790)
Name authority
(Rossi, 1790)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Chalcididae
Genus
Dirhinus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderTerebrantes
  9. superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
  10. familyChalcididae Latreille, 1817
  11. subfamilyDirhininae Ashmead, 1904
  12. genusDirhinus Dalman, 1818
  13. speciesDirhinus hesperidum (Rossi, 1790)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dirhinus altispina Bouček & Narendran, 1981ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus auratus Ashmead, 1905ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus banksi Rohwer, 1923ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus browni (Crawford, 1915)ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus caelebs Masi, 1937ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus clavatus Husain & Agarwal, 1981ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus claviger Bouček & Narendran, 1981ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus deplanatus Bouček & Narendran, 1981ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus dives Masi, 1927ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus excavatus Dalman, 1818ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus giffardii Silvestri, 1913ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dirhinus himalayanus Westwood, 1836ChalcididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 24 records assigned to Chalcididae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Dirrhinus imperialis Giraud, 1863 Giraud, 1863synonym
Chrysis hesperidum Rossi, 1790 Rossi, 1790synonym
Chalcis cornigera Jurine, 1807 Jurine, 1807synonym
Diapria hesperidum (Rossi, 1790) (Rossi, 1790)synonym
Dirhinus cornigera (Jurine, 1807) (Jurine, 1807)synonym
Dirrhinus hesperidum (Rossi, 1790) (Rossi, 1790)synonym
Eniaca hesperidum (Rossi, 1790) (Rossi, 1790)synonym
Chalcis hesperidum (Rossi, 1790) (Rossi, 1790)synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

SK

SK

HU

HU

ESP-00 (Canary Is. aggregation)

FR

FR

HR

HR

CH

CH

IT

IT

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. Rossi, P. (1790) Fauna Etrusca, sistens Insecta quae in provinciis Florentina et Pisana praesertim collegit Petris Rossius, 2, 348pp.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:36RHQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.