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Erythmelus rex (Girault, 1911)
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 rex (Girault, 1911)
- Name authority
- (Girault, 1911)
- 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 rex (Girault, 1911)
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 gracilis (Howard, 1881) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Erythmelus (Parallelaptera) rex (Girault, 1911) (Girault, 1911) | synonym |
| Erythmelus margianus S. Trjapitzin, 1993 S. Trjapitzin, 1993 | synonym |
| Anthemiella rex Girault, 1911 Girault, 1911 | synonym |
| Parallelaptera rex (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.
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.
- Girault, A.A. (1911q) A new mymarid genus and species from North America allied with Anthemus Howard. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 13, 185–187.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:3BCK8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.