Elasmopoda falx (Drury, 1782)
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
- Elasmopoda falx (Drury, 1782)
- Name authority
- (Drury, 1782)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Coreidae
- Genus
- Elasmopoda
- 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
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderPentatomomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyCoreoidea Leach, 1815
- familyCoreidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyCoreinae Leach, 1815
- tribeMictini Amyot & Serville, 1843
- genusElasmopoda Stål, 1873
- speciesElasmopoda falx (Drury, 1782)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elasmopoda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elasmopoda atramentaria (Germar, 1837) | CoreidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elasmopoda dallasii (Stål, 1873) | CoreidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elasmopoda parmenio Linnavuori, 1973 | CoreidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elasmopoda valga (Linnaeus, 1758) | CoreidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cimex falx Drury, 1782 Drury, 1782 | synonym |
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.
- Drury, D. (1782) Illustrations of Natural History Wherein Are Published Upwards of Six Hundred and Sixty Figures of Exotic Insects According to Their Genera. White, London, Vol. 3, i-xiii, 1–76, plates I-L, index.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:394PS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.