Guinea
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dromistomus complanatus (Bates, 1889)
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
- Dromistomus complanatus (Bates, 1889)
- Name authority
- (Bates, 1889)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Dromistomus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderAdephaga
- familyCarabidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyPterostichinae Bonelli, 1810
- tribeCratocerini Lacordaire, 1854
- subtribeDrimostomatina Chaudoir, 1873
- genusDromistomus Jeannel, 1948
- speciesDromistomus complanatus (Bates, 1889)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Stomonaxus complanatus Bates, 1889 Bates, 1889 | synonym |
| Caelostomus complanatus (Bates, 1889) (Bates, 1889) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Sierra Leone
native · native
Liberia
native · native
Ivory Coast
native · native
Ghana
native · native
Nigeria
native · native
Cameroon
native · native
Sao Tome
native · native
DR Congo
native · native
Kenya
native · native
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:37PZS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.