NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Distremocephalus opaculus (Horn, 1895)
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
- Distremocephalus opaculus (Horn, 1895)
- Name authority
- (Horn, 1895)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Phengodidae
- Genus
- Distremocephalus
- 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 zoologyElateriformia
- superfamilyElateroidea Leach, 1815
- familyPhengodidae LeConte, 1861
- subfamilyPhengodinae LeConte, 1861
- tribeMastinocerini LeConte, 1881
- genusDistremocephalus Wittmer, 1976
- speciesDistremocephalus opaculus (Horn, 1895)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Distremocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Distremocephalus barrerai Zaragoza, 1986 | PhengodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distremocephalus buenoi Zaragoza, 1986 | PhengodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distremocephalus californicus (Van Dyke, 1918) | PhengodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distremocephalus texanus (LeConte, 1874) | PhengodidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=777151 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:36YGT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.