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Encyrtocephalus simplicipes Ashmead, 1900
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
- Encyrtocephalus simplicipes Ashmead, 1900
- Name authority
- Ashmead, 1900
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Melanosomellidae
- Genus
- Encyrtocephalus
- 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
- familyMelanosomellidae Girault, 1913
- subfamilyMelanosomellinae Girault, 1913
- tribeMelanosomellini Girault, 1913
- genusEncyrtocephalus Ashmead, 1900
- speciesEncyrtocephalus simplicipes Ashmead, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Encyrtocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Encyrtocephalus bellus (Girault, 1921) | MelanosomellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encyrtocephalus fasciatus (Girault, 1915) | MelanosomellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encyrtocephalus hyalinus (Girault, 1915) | MelanosomellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encyrtocephalus ophelia (Girault, 1931) | MelanosomellidaeArthropoda | 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. (1900) Notes on some New Zealand and Australian parasitic Hymenoptera with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 25, 327–360. [in English] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6599432#page/377/mode/1upSource 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:39PSC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.