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Discobola tessellata (Osten Sacken, 1894)
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
- Discobola tessellata (Osten Sacken, 1894)
- Name authority
- (Osten Sacken, 1894)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Limoniidae
- Genus
- Discobola
- 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
- orderDiptera
- familyLimoniidae
- subfamilyLimoniinae
- genusDiscobola Osten Sacken, 1865
- speciesDiscobola tessellata (Osten Sacken, 1894)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Discobola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Discobola annulata (Linnaeus, 1758) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola armorica (Alexander, 1942) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola caledoniae (Alexander, 1948) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola dohrni (Osten Sacken, 1894) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola epiphragmoides (Edwards, 1933) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola gibberina (Alexander, 1948) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola haetara Johns & Jenner, 2006 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola margarita Alexander, 1924 | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola neoelegans (Alexander, 1954) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola parargus (Edwards, 1933) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola parvispinula (Alexander, 1947) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discobola taivanella (Alexander, 1930) | LimoniidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Discobola variegata (Hutton, 1900) (Hutton, 1900) | synonym |
| Trochobola tessellata Osten Sacken, 1894 Osten Sacken, 1894 | synonym |
| Trochobola variegata Hutton, 1900 Hutton, 1900 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Australian/Oceanian
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.
- Osten Sacken. 1894. Berl. Ent. Z. 39: 266 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:36SYY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.