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Dropephylla curticollis (Eppelsheim, 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
Dropephylla curticollis (Eppelsheim, 1889)
Name authority
(Eppelsheim, 1889)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Dropephylla
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyStaphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyStaphylinidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyOmaliinae MacLeay, W. S., 1825
  12. tribeOmaliini MacLeay, W. S., 1825
  13. genusDropephylla Mulsant & Rey, 1880
  14. speciesDropephylla curticollis (Eppelsheim, 1889)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dropephylla araxi Jászay & Hlaváč, 2006StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla atricapilla Bernhauer, 1903StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla brevicornis (Erichson, 1840)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla cacti (Schwarz, 1899)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla cretica Jászay & Hlaváč, 2006StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla gracilicornis (Fairmaire & Laboulbène, 1856)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla heeri Heer, 1841StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla linearis (Zetterstedt, 1828)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla loebli Thayer, 2003StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla perforata (Zanetti, 1987)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla reitteri (Luze, 1906)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dropephylla rufa (Coiffait, 1982)StaphylinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Homalium (Phyllodrepa) curticollis Eppelsheim, 1889 Eppelsheim, 1889synonym

Documented distribution

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

tdwg:LBS-LB

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Lebanon

native · native

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. Eppelsheim, E. (1889) Neue Staphylinen Europa's und der angrenzenden Länder. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1889 (1).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:37QG9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.