Dischista cincta (DeGeer, 1778)
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
- Dischista cincta (DeGeer, 1778)
- Name authority
- (DeGeer, 1778)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dischista
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyCetoniinae Leach, 1815
- tribeCetoniini Leach, 1815
- subtribeCetoniina Leach, 1815
- genusDischista Burmeister, 1842
- speciesDischista cincta (DeGeer, 1778)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dischista. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dischista bouyeri Beinhundner, 2006 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dischista legrandi Antoine, 2004 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dischista lerui Antoine, 2004 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dischista lizleri Beinhundner, 1998 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scarabaeus cinctus DeGeer, 1778 DeGeer, 1778 | ambiguous 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.
- DeGeer, C. (1778). Mémoires pour servir à l’Histoire des Insectes (tom.1-7. 1752-1778). Hesselberg, Stockholm 7:1-950. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14802 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:36SMT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.