MythscribeMundus
THE NATURAL & IMAGINED WORLDAn illustrated compendium
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD

Eubrachium punctatum Wollaston, 1862

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
Eubrachium punctatum Wollaston, 1862
Name authority
Wollaston, 1862
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Histeridae
Genus
Eubrachium
Extinction status
Recorded extant

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. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyHisteroidea Gyllenhal, 1808
  10. familyHisteridae Gyllenhal, 1808
  11. subfamilyAbraeinae MacLeay, W. S., 1819
  12. tribePlegaderini Portevin, 1929
  13. genusEubrachium Wollaston, 1862
  14. speciesEubrachium punctatum Wollaston, 1862

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eubrachium adaustum Peyerimhoff, 1949HisteridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eubrachium ovale Wollaston, 1862HisteridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 117 records assigned to Histeridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Eubrachium punctulatum Mazur, 1984 Mazur, 1984synonym

Documented distribution

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

tdwg:CNY-OO

native · native

Newton, A.F. (2021) StaphBase: Staphyliniformia world catalog database (version Oct 2021). In: The Catalogue of Life, 2022. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Canary Is.

native · native

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. Wollaston, T.V. (1862) On the Euphorbia-infesting Coleoptera of the Canary Islands. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, (3) 1.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:3BP2D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.