Echinopla nitida Smith, 1863
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
- Echinopla nitida Smith, 1863
- Name authority
- Smith, 1863
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Echinopla
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderAculeata
- superfamilyFormicoidea Latreille, 1809
- familyFormicidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyFormicinae Latreille, 1802
- tribeCamponotini Forel, 1878
- genusEchinopla Smith, 1857
- speciesEchinopla nitida Smith, 1863
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinopla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinopla arfaki Donisthorpe, 1943 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla australis Forel, 1901 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla crenulata Donisthorpe, 1941 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla deceptor Smith, 1863 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla maeandrina Stitz, 1938 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla melanarctos Smith, 1857 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla octodentata Stitz, 1911 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla pallipes Smith, 1857 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla pseudostriata Donisthorpe, 1943 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla serrata (Smith, 1859) | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla silvestrii Donisthorpe, 1936 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinopla tritschleri Forel, 1901 | FormicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Smith, F. (1863). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology, 7, 6–48. https://antcat.org/documents/2745/2601.pdf 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:38JSV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.