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Erro angolensis Darby, 2017

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
Erro angolensis Darby, 2017
Name authority
Darby, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Ptiliidae
Genus
Erro
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. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyStaphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyPtiliidae Erichson, 1845
  11. subfamilyPtiliinae Erichson, 1845
  12. tribePtiliini Erichson, 1845
  13. genusErro Darby, 2017
  14. speciesErro angolensis Darby, 2017

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 34 records assigned to Ptiliidae.

Documented distribution

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

tdwg:ANG-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Angola

native · native

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. Darby, M. (2017) Erro gen. n. a new genus of featherwing beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) from Angola and Madagascar. Zootaxa, 4299 (1).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:3B9MF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.