Drapetis (Elaphropeza) nitidifrons (Frey, 1958)
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
- Drapetis (Elaphropeza) nitidifrons (Frey, 1958)
- Name authority
- (Frey, 1958)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Hybotidae
- Genus
- Drapetis
- 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
- familyHybotidae Macquart, 1823
- subfamilyTachydromiinae
- tribeDrapetini
- genusDrapetis Meigen, 1822
- subgenusDrapetis (Elaphropeza) Macquart, 1828
- speciesDrapetis (Elaphropeza) nitidifrons (Frey, 1958)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drapetis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drapetis (Crossopalpus) apicalis Smith, 1969 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Drapetis) arcuata Loew, 1859 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis arnaudi Rogers, 1989 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Elaphropeza) bicaudata Melander, 1928 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Drapetis) bicolor Collin, 1949 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Drapetis) bispina Melander, 1918 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Elaphropeza) coei Smith, 1965 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Drapetis) completa Kovalev, 1972 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Drapetis) convergens Collin, 1926 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Elaphropeza) cuneipennis (Melander, 1918) | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis digitata Yang & Grootaert, 2006 | HybotidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drapetis (Elaphropeza) dingaani Smith, 1969 | HybotidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Elaphropeza nitidifrons Frey, 1958 Frey, 1958 | 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.
- Frey, R. (1958) Zur Kenntnis der Diptera brachycera p.p. der Kapverdischen Inseln. No. 20, Ergebnisse der zoologischen Forschungsreise von Prof. Dr. Haken Lindberg nach den Kapverdischen Inseln im Winter 1953-54. Commentat. Biol., 18 (4), 61.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:37LFC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.