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Erythronychia defecta Malloch, 1932

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
Erythronychia defecta Malloch, 1932
Name authority
Malloch, 1932
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tachinidae
Genus
Erythronychia
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. orderDiptera
  7. familyTachinidae
  8. subfamilyTachininae
  9. tribeOccisorini
  10. genusErythronychia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891
  11. speciesErythronychia defecta Malloch, 1932

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Erythronychia aperta Malloch, 1932TachinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Erythronychia australiensis (Schiner, 1868)TachinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Erythronychia minor Malloch, 1932TachinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Erythronychia princeps (Curran, 1927)TachinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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. Malloch, J.R. (1932) The calyptrate Diptera of New Zealand. Part VII. Records of the Canterbury Museum 3: 431-455. [1932.08.19].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:3BFH8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.