NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Elasmus brasiliensis Ashmead, 1904
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
- Elasmus brasiliensis Ashmead, 1904
- Name authority
- Ashmead, 1904
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Eulophidae
- Genus
- Elasmus
- 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
- familyEulophidae Westwood, 1829
- subfamilyEulophinae Westwood, 1829
- genusElasmus Westwood, 1833
- speciesElasmus brasiliensis Ashmead, 1904
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elasmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elasmus acuminatus Girault, 1915 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus alami Verma & Hayat, 2002 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus albizziae Burks, 1965 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus albopictus Crawford, 1910 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus anamalaianus Mani & Saraswat, 1972 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus anius Walker, 1846 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus anticles Walker, 1846 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus arachidis Risbec, 1951 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus arumburinga Girault, 1920 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus ashmeadi Crawford, 1915 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus aspidiscae Girault, 1917 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elasmus atamiensis Ashmead, 1904 | EulophidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Ashmead, W.H. (1904) Classification of the chalcid flies, or the superfamily Chalcidoidea, with descriptions of new species in the Carnegie Museum, collected in South America by Herbert H. Smith. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, 1(4), i–xi, 225–551, pls xxxi–xxxix. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10341Source 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:394WZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.