Discomyza maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1824)
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
- Discomyza maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Wiedemann, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Ephydridae
- Genus
- Discomyza
- 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
- familyEphydridae Zetterstedt, 1837
- genusDiscomyza
- speciesDiscomyza maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Discomyza. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Discomyza dolichocerus Cresson, 1944 | EphydridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discomyza maritima Krivosheina, 1987 | EphydridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discomyza u-signatum Cresson, 1926 | EphydridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Discomyza vorticis Becker, 1903 | EphydridaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Discomyza pelagica Frauenfeld, 1867 Frauenfeld, 1867 | synonym |
| Discomyza balioptera Loew, 1862 Loew, 1862 | synonym |
| Notiphila maculipennis Wiedemann, 1824 Wiedemann, 1824 | synonym |
| Discomyza obscurata Walker, 1860 Walker, 1860 | synonym |
| Discomyza amabilis Kertész, 1901 Kertész, 1901 | 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.
- Wiedemann, C.R.W. (1824) Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniensi maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat. Regio typographeo scholarum, Kiliae [= Kiel]. 60 pp., 1 pl. [1824.06.30+].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:36TV7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.