NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Erythmelus gracilis (Howard, 1881)
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
- Erythmelus gracilis (Howard, 1881)
- Name authority
- (Howard, 1881)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Mymaridae
- Genus
- Erythmelus
- 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
- familyMymaridae Haliday, 1833
- genusErythmelus Enock, 1909
- speciesErythmelus gracilis (Howard, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythmelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erythmelus amperei Girault, 1938 | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus angustatus (Ogloblin, 1934) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus cinctus Girault, 1938 | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus clavatus (Ogloblin, 1934) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus funiculi (Annecke & Doutt, 1961) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus kantii (Girault, 1912) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus mazzinini (Girault, 1915) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus miridiphagus Dozier, 1937 | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus nanus Dozier, 1937 | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus painei (Girault, 1912) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus panis (Enock, 1909) | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythmelus pauciciliatus Girault, 1938 | MymaridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anaphes cinctiventris Girault, 1911 Girault, 1911 | synonym |
| Anaphes gracilis Howard, 1881 Howard, 1881 | synonym |
| Erythmelus (Erythmelus) gracilis (Howard, 1881) (Howard, 1881) | synonym |
| Anagrus io Girault, 1911 Girault, 1911 | synonym |
| Anaphes (Anaphes) gracilipes Girault, 1915 Girault, 1915 | synonym |
| Anaphes gracilipes Girault, 1915 Girault, 1915 | synonym |
| Erythmelus (Erythmelus) io (Girault, 1911) (Girault, 1911) | synonym |
| Mymar cinctiventris (Girault, 1911) (Girault, 1911) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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US
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FR
Illinois
District of Columbia
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PL
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.
- Howard, L.O. (1881a) (In Comstock, J.H. - Report of the entomologist for 1880.) Report of the parasites of Coccidae in the collections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Part III. Report. United States Department of Agriculture. Washington. (Entomology), 1880, 235–372, plates I-XXIV.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:3BCJB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.