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Docessissophothrips ampliceps Bagnall, 1908

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
Docessissophothrips ampliceps Bagnall, 1908
Name authority
Bagnall, 1908
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Thysanoptera
Family
Phlaeothripidae
Genus
Docessissophothrips
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. orderThysanoptera Haliday, 1836
  7. familyPhlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895
  8. subfamilyPhlaeothripinae Uzel, 1895
  9. genusDocessissophothrips Bagnall, 1908
  10. speciesDocessissophothrips ampliceps Bagnall, 1908

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Docessissophothrips bonfilsi Bournier, 1992PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Docessissophothrips corticis (Hood, 1914)PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Docessissophothrips cuneatus (Hood, 1939)PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Docessissophothrips major Bagnall, 1912PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Docessissophothrips tenuiceps Hood, 1937PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Docessissophothrips travassosi (Hood, 1949)PhlaeothripidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Mexico

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. https://thrips.info/wiki/Docessissophothrips_ampliceps 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:372QJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.