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Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885)
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
- Echmepteryx (Thylacopsis) madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885)
- Name authority
- (Kolbe, 1885)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Lepidopsocidae
- Genus
- Echmepteryx
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
- suborderTrogiomorpha Roesler, 1940
- infraorderAtropetae Pearman, 1936
- familyLepidopsocidae Enderlein, 1903
- subfamilyLepidopsocinae Enderlein, 1903
- genusEchmepteryx Aaron, 1886
- subgenusEchmepteryx (Thylacopsis) Enderlein, 1911
- speciesEchmepteryx (Thylacopsis) madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echmepteryx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) atlantica Mockford, 1989 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) desquamata Karny, 1932 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) intermedia Mockford, 1974 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) sericea Enderlein, 1906 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) uniformis Mockford, 1991 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Echmepteryx) youngi Mockford, 1974 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) aperta Thornton & Woo, 1973 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) hebes (Enderlein, 1931) | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) howensis Smithers & Thornton, 1975 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) lealae New, 1972 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Loxopholia) pinnula (Enderlein, 1931) | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echmepteryx (Thylacomorpha) humphreysi New, 1977 | LepidopsocidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lepidopsocus costalis (Banks, 1931) (Banks, 1931) | synonym |
| Thylacopsis albidus Badonnel, 1949 Badonnel, 1949 | synonym |
| Echmepteryx madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885) (Kolbe, 1885) | synonym |
| Echmepteryx costalis Banks, 1931 Banks, 1931 | synonym |
| Thylax madagascariensis Kolbe, 1885 Kolbe, 1885 | ambiguous synonym |
| Thylacopsis madagascariensis (Kolbe, 1885) (Kolbe, 1885) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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BR
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French Guiana
Florida
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.
- Kolbe, H.J. (1885) Zur Kenntniss der Psociden-Fauna Madagaskars. Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 29, 183–192. 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:38MKW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.