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Elaptoides cofaisae Quentin & Villiers, 1974

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
Elaptoides cofaisae Quentin & Villiers, 1974
Name authority
Quentin & Villiers, 1974
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Elaptoides
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyCucujiformia
  9. superfamilyChrysomeloidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyCerambycidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyPrioninae
  12. tribeClosterini
  13. genusElaptoides Quentin & Villiers, 1974
  14. speciesElaptoides cofaisae Quentin & Villiers, 1974

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

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Documented distribution

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

Madagascar

MG

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. QUENTIN René Michel, & VILLIERS André. (1974). Révision des Closterini de Madagascar (Col. Cerambycidae, Prioninae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Paris (N. S.) 10 (2): 249–341, 149 figs. 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:394KD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.