Downeshelea sepikensis (Debenham, 1972)
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
- Downeshelea sepikensis (Debenham, 1972)
- Name authority
- (Debenham, 1972)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Ceratopogonidae
- Genus
- Downeshelea
- 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
- familyCeratopogonidae
- subfamilyCeratopogoninae
- tribeCeratopogonini
- genusDowneshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
- speciesDowneshelea sepikensis (Debenham, 1972)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Downeshelea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Downeshelea bicornis Felippe-Bauer & Quintelas, 1993 | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea bimaculata Clastrier & Delécolle, 1990 | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea leei (Debenham, 1972) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea multilineata (Lutz, 1914) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea nigra (Tokunaga, 1963) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea stonei (Wirth, 1953) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea unimaculata (Debenham, 1972) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Downeshelea xanthogonua (Tokunaga, 1963) | CeratopogonidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Monohelea sepikensis Debenham, 1972 Debenham, 1972 | 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.
- Debenham, M.L. (1972) Australian and New Guinea 'picture-wing' species of the genus Monohelea Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplement Series 12, 40 p. [1972.03.28].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:37HPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.