Elenchus tenuicornis (Kirby, 1815)
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
- Elenchus tenuicornis (Kirby, 1815)
- Name authority
- (Kirby, 1815)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Strepsiptera
- Family
- Elenchidae
- Genus
- Elenchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- orderStrepsiptera Kirby, 1813
- familyElenchidae Perkins, 1905
- genusElenchus Curtis, 1831
- speciesElenchus tenuicornis (Kirby, 1815)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elenchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elenchus butzei Brailovsky, 1981 | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenchus eastopi Fox, 1967 | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenchus falcipennis Luna de Carvalho, 1956 | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenchus koebelei (Pierce, 1908) | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenchus spangleri (Fox, 1968) | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenchus toyaphagus Luna de Carvalho, 1978 | ElenchidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elenchinus carpathicus Ogloblin, 1925 Ogloblin, 1925 | synonym |
| Elenchinus delphacophilus Ahlberg, 1925 Ahlberg, 1925 | synonym |
| Stylops tenuicornis Kirby, 1815 Kirby, 1815 | synonym |
| Elenchinus chorionae Lindberg, 1939 Lindberg, 1939 | synonym |
| Elenchus dubius Ogloblin, 1926 Ogloblin, 1926 | synonym |
| Elenchus forcipatus Ogloblin, 1926 Ogloblin, 1926 | synonym |
| Elenchus walkeri Curtis, 1831 Curtis, 1831 | synonym |
| Elenchus lugubrinus Ogloblin, 1926 Ogloblin, 1926 | synonym |
| Elenchus tenuicornis Baumert, 1959 Baumert, 1959 | 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.
- https://strepsiptera.aphia.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1483476 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:3975Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.