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Encyrtus infelix (Embleton, 1902)

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
Encyrtus infelix (Embleton, 1902)
Name authority
(Embleton, 1902)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Encyrtidae
Genus
Encyrtus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderTerebrantes
  9. superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
  10. familyEncyrtidae Walker, 1837
  11. subfamilyEncyrtinae Walker, 1837
  12. genusEncyrtus Latreille, 1809
  13. speciesEncyrtus infelix (Embleton, 1902)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Encyrtus aeneus De Stefani, 1886EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus bicolor De Stefani, 1886EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus changjiensis Xu, 2000EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus corvinus Motschulsky, 1863EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus cotterelli Waterston, 1922EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus decorus Prinsloo & Annecke, 1978EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus fuliginosus Compere, 1940EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus fuscosus Singh & Agarwal, 1993EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus fuscus (Howard, 1881)EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus hokkaidonis Tachikawa, 1963EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus infidus (Rossi, 1790)EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyrtus ludmilae Sugonjaev, 1999EncyrtidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 83 records assigned to Encyrtidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Eucomys tananarivensis Risbec, 1952 Risbec, 1952synonym
Eucomys proserpinensis Girault, 1915 Girault, 1915synonym
Comys infelix Embleton, 1902 Embleton, 1902synonym
Eucomys hortensis Girault, 1915 Girault, 1915synonym

Documented distribution

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

AU

AU

Queensland

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. Embleton, A.L. (1902) On the economic importance of the parasites of Coccidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 35, 219–229.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:39PZX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.