Ellipes peruviana (Chopard, 1920)
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
- Ellipes peruviana (Chopard, 1920)
- Name authority
- (Chopard, 1920)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Tridactylidae
- Genus
- Ellipes
- 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
- orderOrthoptera Olivier, 1789
- suborderCaelifera Ander, 1936
- infraorderTridactylidea Brullé, 1835
- superfamilyTridactyloidea Brullé, 1835
- familyTridactylidae Brullé, 1835
- subfamilyTridactylinae Brullé, 1835
- genusEllipes Scudder, 1902
- speciesEllipes peruviana (Chopard, 1920)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ellipes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ellipes albicollatus Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes bellei Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes californicus Günther, 1985 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes doesburgi Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes eisneri Deyrup, 2005 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes elytrosignatus Günther, 1989 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes emarginata (Chopard, 1954) | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes guyanensis (Salfi, 1935) | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes loretensis Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes media Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes minimus Bruner, 1916 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ellipes monticolus Günther, 1977 | TridactylidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tridactylus peruvianus Chopard, 1920 Chopard, 1920 | 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.
- Chopard, L. (1920) Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de Gryllidae (Orth.). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 26, 208–215. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27200#page/226/mode/1up 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:39B87. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.