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Esphalmenus dentatus Hincks, 1959

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
Esphalmenus dentatus Hincks, 1959
Name authority
Hincks, 1959
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Dermaptera
Family
Pygidicranidae
Genus
Esphalmenus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

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. orderDermaptera de Geer, 1773
  7. suborderNeodermaptera Engel, 2003
  8. infraorderProtodermaptera Zacher, 1910
  9. superfamilyPygidicranoidea Verhoeff, 1902
  10. familyPygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902
  11. subfamilyEsphalmeninae Burr, 1909
  12. genusEsphalmenus Burr, 1909
  13. speciesEsphalmenus dentatus Hincks, 1959

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Esphalmenus capensis Brindle, 1967PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus ecarinatus Brindle, 1973PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus inca (Burr, 1903)PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus kuscheli Hincks, 1959PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus lativentris (Philippi, 1863)PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus mucronatus Hincks, 1959PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus peringueyi (de Bormans, 1900)PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus porteri Burr, 1913PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus rostratus Brindle, 1984PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Esphalmenus weidneri Brindle, 1966PygidicranidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 35 records assigned to Pygidicranidae.

Documented distribution

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

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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. Hincks, W.D. (1959) A systematic monograph of the Dermaptera of the world based on material in the British Museum (Natural History). 2. Pygidicranidae excluding Diplatyinae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 218 pp. 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:3BJH3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.