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Discheramocephalus angustus Darby, 2016

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
Discheramocephalus angustus Darby, 2016
Name authority
Darby, 2016
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Ptiliidae
Genus
Discheramocephalus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

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. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyStaphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyPtiliidae Erichson, 1845
  11. subfamilyPtiliinae Erichson, 1845
  12. tribeDischeramocephalini Grebennikov, V. V., 2009
  13. genusDischeramocephalus Johnson, 2007
  14. speciesDischeramocephalus angustus Darby, 2016

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Discheramocephalus bisulcatus Darby, 2013PtiliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Discheramocephalus jarmilae Grebennikov, V. V., 2008PtiliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Discheramocephalus malalae Darby, 2016PtiliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Discheramocephalus semisulcatus Johnson, 2007PtiliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Discheramocephalus vasilii Darby, 2013PtiliidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 34 records assigned to Ptiliidae.

Documented distribution

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

tdwg:PER-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Peru

native · native

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. Darby, M. (2016) Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 3: the genus Discheramocephalus Johnson including six new species, and validation of the unavailable generic name Phytotelmatrichis Darby and Chaboo. Zootaxa, 4097 (3).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:36SC4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.