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Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) nigricornis Motschulsky, 1844

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
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) nigricornis Motschulsky, 1844
Name authority
Motschulsky, 1844
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Dyschirius
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. subfamilyScaritinae Bonelli, 1810
  10. tribeDyschiriini Kolbe, 1880
  11. genusDyschirius Bonelli, 1810
  12. subgenusDyschirius (Dyschiriodes) Jeannel, 1941
  13. speciesDyschirius (Dyschiriodes) nigricornis Motschulsky, 1844

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dyschirius (Antidyschirius) matisi Lafer, 1989CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Chiridysus) strumosus Erichson, 1837CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) abbreviatus Putzeys, 1846CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) agnatus Motschulsky, 1844CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) aida Schatzmayr, 1936CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) ambiguus Fedorenko, 1994CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) aratus LeConte, 1852CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) asper Andrewes, 1929CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) assegaaicus (Fedorenko, 2000)CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) bacillus Schaum, 1857CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) campicola Lindroth, 1961CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) carri Bousquet, 1996CarabidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Dyschiriodes nigricornis (Motschulsky, 1844) (Motschulsky, 1844)synonym
Dyschirius septentrionis Lafer, 1989 Lafer, 1989synonym
Dyschirius septentrionum Munster, 1923 Munster, 1923synonym

Documented distribution

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

Norway

native · native

Sweden

native · native

Finland

native · native

Estonia

native · native

Russia

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. Motschulsky, V. Insectes de la Sibérie rapportés d'un voyage fait en 1839 et 1840. -. Mémoires présentés à l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg par divers savans et lus dans ses Assemblées, 5 (1-3): 1-274, i-xv, 10 pls. (St.Petersburg). (1844).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:387LB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.