NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Esphalmenus mucronatus 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 mucronatus 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDermaptera de Geer, 1773
- suborderNeodermaptera Engel, 2003
- infraorderProtodermaptera Zacher, 1910
- superfamilyPygidicranoidea Verhoeff, 1902
- familyPygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902
- subfamilyEsphalmeninae Burr, 1909
- genusEsphalmenus Burr, 1909
- speciesEsphalmenus mucronatus Hincks, 1959
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Esphalmenus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Esphalmenus capensis Brindle, 1967 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus dentatus Hincks, 1959 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus ecarinatus Brindle, 1973 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus inca (Burr, 1903) | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus kuscheli Hincks, 1959 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus lativentris (Philippi, 1863) | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus peringueyi (de Bormans, 1900) | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus porteri Burr, 1913 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus rostratus Brindle, 1984 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Esphalmenus weidneri Brindle, 1966 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- 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:3BJH9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.