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Ectobius (Ectobius) baccettii Failla & Messina, 1979
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
- Ectobius (Ectobius) baccettii Failla & Messina, 1979
- Name authority
- Failla & Messina, 1979
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Blattodea
- Family
- Ectobiidae
- Genus
- Ectobius
- 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
- orderBlattodea Latreille, 1810
- superfamilyBlaberoidea Saussure, 1864
- familyEctobiidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
- subfamilyEctobiinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865
- genusEctobius Stephens, 1835
- subgenusEctobius (Ectobius) Stephens, 1835
- speciesEctobius (Ectobius) baccettii Failla & Messina, 1979
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ectobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ectobius (Ectobius) aethiopicus (Shelford, 1910) | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) aetnaeus Ramme, 1927 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) africanus Saussure, 1899 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) albicinctus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861) | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) corsorum Ramme, 1923 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) darbandae Rehn, 1931 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) filicensis Failla & Messina, 1974 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) heteropterus Bey-Bienko, 1963 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) intermedius Failla & Messina, 1981 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) involutus Rehn, 1931 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) kervillei Bolívar, 1907 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ectobius (Ectobius) kikensis Rehn, 1931 | EctobiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ectobius baccettii Failla & Messina, 1979 Failla & Messina, 1979 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Failla, M.C. & Messina, A. (1979) Ectobius baccettii nuova specie di Blattodeo di Sardegna (Insecta, Blattaria, Ectobiidae). Animalia (Catania), 5(1/3), 339–344. [1978] 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:38Q74. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.