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Encopognathus acanthomerus Pate, 1948

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
Encopognathus acanthomerus Pate, 1948
Name authority
Pate, 1948
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Crabronidae
Genus
Encopognathus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderAculeata
  9. superfamilyApoidea
  10. familyCrabronidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilyCrabroninae Latreille, 1802
  12. tribeCrabronini Latreille, 1802
  13. subtribeAnacrabronina Ashmead, 1899
  14. genusEncopognathus Kohl, 1897
  15. speciesEncopognathus acanthomerus Pate, 1948

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Encopognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Encopognathus alcatae Leclercq, 1963CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus argentatus (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus braunsi Mercet, 1915CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus bridwelli Pate, 1948CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus brownei R. Turner, 1917CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus chapraensis (R. Turner, 1917)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus chirindensis (Arnold, 1932)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus damarae Leclercq, 1986CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus gombaki Leclercq, 1963CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus granulatus (Arnold, 1926)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus hessei (Arnold, 1929)CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Encopognathus itinerus Leclercq, 1977CrabronidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 236 records assigned to Crabronidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1023284 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:39P79. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.