NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Empicoris electricus Thomas, 1992
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
- Empicoris electricus Thomas, 1992
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1992
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Reduviidae
- Genus
- Empicoris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
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
- infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyReduvioidea Latreille, 1807
- familyReduviidae Latreille, 1807
- subfamilyEmesinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
- tribePloiariolini Van Duzee, 1916
- genusEmpicoris Wolff, 1811
- speciesEmpicoris electricus Thomas, 1992
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empicoris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Empicoris aeneus Tatarnic, Wall & Cassis, 2011 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris angolanus Villiers, 1952 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris armatus (Champion, 1898) | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris barberi (McAtee & Malloch, 1923) | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris brachystigma (Horváth, 1914) | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris brevispinus (Puton in Noualhier, 1889) | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris canaliculatus Villiers, 1960 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris cornutus Villiers, 1960 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris culicis Hsiao, 1965 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris egregius Ishikawa, 2008 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris errabundus (Say, 1832) | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empicoris hierosolymus Dispons, 1964 | ReduviidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Thomas, Donald B. (1992). A fossil Empicoris Wolff (Reduviidae: Heteroptera) from Mexican amber with remarks on the phylogenetic status of the fossil genus Alumeda Popov. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 100, No. 4. 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:39HSW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.