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Dysaules himalayanus Wood-Mason, 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
Dysaules himalayanus Wood-Mason, 1889
Name authority
Wood-Mason, 1889
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Mantodea
Family
Eremiaphilidae
Genus
Dysaules
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. orderMantodea
  7. suborderEumantodea
  8. infraorderSchizomantodea
  9. parvorderArtimantodea
  10. nanorderCernomantodea
  11. familyEremiaphilidae
  12. subfamilyIridinae
  13. tribeDysaulini
  14. genusDysaules Stål, 1877
  15. speciesDysaules himalayanus Wood-Mason, 1889

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dysaules longicollis Stål, 1877EremiaphilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dysaules uvana Henry, 1932EremiaphilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 24 records assigned to Eremiaphilidae.

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. Wood-Mason (1889) Cat. Mant.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:3873B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.