Ectroma truncatum Prinsloo, 1986
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
- Ectroma truncatum Prinsloo, 1986
- Name authority
- Prinsloo, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Encyrtidae
- Genus
- Ectroma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
- familyEncyrtidae Walker, 1837
- subfamilyEncyrtinae Walker, 1837
- genusEctroma Westwood, 1833
- speciesEctroma truncatum Prinsloo, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ectroma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ectroma albiclavatum (Hoffer, 1957) | EncyrtidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectroma insigne (Mercet, 1921) | EncyrtidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectroma loui Xu, 2003 | EncyrtidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Prinsloo, G.L. (1986a_unplaced2) On some poorly known southern African Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), with descriptions of four new species. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 49(1), 121–136.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:38RDX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.