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Drypta (Deserida) parumpunctata Chaudoir, 1861

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
Drypta (Deserida) parumpunctata Chaudoir, 1861
Name authority
Chaudoir, 1861
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Drypta
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. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderAdephaga
  8. familyCarabidae Latreille, 1802
  9. subfamilyDryptinae Bonelli, 1810
  10. tribeDryptini Bonelli, 1810
  11. genusDrypta Latreille, 1797
  12. subgenusDrypta (Deserida) Basilewsky, 1960
  13. speciesDrypta (Deserida) parumpunctata Chaudoir, 1861

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Drypta (Deserida) aeneipennis Bates, 1889CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Deserida) aeneipes Wiedemann, 1823CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Deserida) distincta (P.Rossi, 1792)CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Deserida) fulveola Bates, 1883CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) amabilis Chaudoir, 1852CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) clarkei Basilewsky, 1984CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) dealata Burgeon, 1937CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) dilutipes Motschulsky, 1864CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) feae Gestro, 1875CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) fumigata Putzeys, 1875CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) longicollis W.S.MacLeay, 1825CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drypta (Drypta) minuta Basilewsky, 1960CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Desera parumpunctata (Chaudoir, 1861) (Chaudoir, 1861)synonym
Drypta curtipennis Fairmaire, 1901 Fairmaire, 1901synonym

Documented distribution

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

Madagascar

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. Chaudoir, M. Matériaux pour servir à l'étude des cicindélètes et des carabiques (Continuation). -. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 34 (2): 491-576. (Moscou). (1861).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:37YJH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.