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Disparomitus bacillus (Gerstaecker, 1885)

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
Disparomitus bacillus (Gerstaecker, 1885)
Name authority
(Gerstaecker, 1885)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Neuroptera
Family
Ascalaphidae
Genus
Disparomitus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

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. orderNeuroptera
  7. familyAscalaphidae
  8. genusDisparomitus
  9. speciesDisparomitus bacillus (Gerstaecker, 1885)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Disparomitus abyssinicus van der Weele, 1909AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Disparomitus horvathi van der Weele, 1909AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Disparomitus longus Navás, 1911AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Disparomitus schoutedeni Navás, 1925AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Disparomitus simplex Kimmins, 1950AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Disparomitus yemenicus Hölzel, 2004AscalaphidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 19 records assigned to Ascalaphidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Suhpalacsa bacillus Gerstaecker, 1885 Gerstaecker, 1885synonym

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. Gerstaecker, [C. E.] A. Vier Decaden von Neuropteren aus der Familie Megaloptera Burm. Mitt[h]eilungen aus dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein für Neu-Vorpommern und Rugen 16:1-49. (1884).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:36VBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.