NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dirhinus himalayanus Westwood, 1836
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 himalayanus Westwood, 1836
- Name authority
- Westwood, 1836
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
- familyChalcididae Latreille, 1817
- subfamilyDirhininae Ashmead, 1904
- genusDirhinus Dalman, 1818
- speciesDirhinus himalayanus Westwood, 1836
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dirhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dirhinus altispina Bouček & Narendran, 1981 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus auratus Ashmead, 1905 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus banksi Rohwer, 1923 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus browni (Crawford, 1915) | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus caelebs Masi, 1937 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus clavatus Husain & Agarwal, 1981 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus claviger Bouček & Narendran, 1981 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus deplanatus Bouček & Narendran, 1981 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus dives Masi, 1927 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus excavatus Dalman, 1818 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus giffardii Silvestri, 1913 | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dirhinus hesperidum (Rossi, 1790) | ChalcididaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dirhinus (Dirhinoides) lakhimpuriensis Husain & Agarwal, 1981 Husain & Agarwal, 1981 | synonym |
| Dirhinus (Dirhinoides) luciliae Rohwer, 1923 Rohwer, 1923 | synonym |
| Dirhinus (Dirhinoides) luzonensis Rohwer, 1923 Rohwer, 1923 | synonym |
| Dirhinus crythroceras Cameron, 1906 Cameron, 1906 | synonym |
| Dirhinus luzonensis Rohwer, 1923 Rohwer, 1923 | synonym |
| Dirhinoides mathuri Mani & Dubey, 1972 Mani & Dubey, 1972 | synonym |
| Dirhinoides pachycerus (Masi, 1927) (Masi, 1927) | synonym |
| Dirhinoides vlasovi (Nikol'skaya, 1952) (Nikol'skaya, 1952) | synonym |
| Dirhinus luciliae Rohwer, 1923 Rohwer, 1923 | synonym |
| Dirhinus pachycerus Masi, 1927 Masi, 1927 | synonym |
| Dirhinus vlasovi Nikol'skaya, 1952 Nikol'skaya, 1952 | synonym |
| Dirhinus crythrocerus Cameron, 1906 Cameron, 1906 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
MLY-PM
West Bengal
JP
JP
IRN
IR
IN
IN
Puducherry
PK
PK
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.
- Royle, J.F. (1836) [Dirhinus himalayanus.]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history pf the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere, Plate 10.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:36RHR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.