NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eucalymnatus spinosus Costa Lima, 1923
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
- Eucalymnatus spinosus Costa Lima, 1923
- Name authority
- Costa Lima, 1923
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Coccidae
- Genus
- Eucalymnatus
- 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
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderSternorrhyncha Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
- infraorderCoccomorpha
- familyCoccidae
- genusEucalymnatus Cockerell, 1901
- speciesEucalymnatus spinosus Costa Lima, 1923
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eucalymnatus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eucalymnatus brunfelsia (Hempel, 1900) | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucalymnatus brunfelsiae Cockerell, 1902 | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucalymnatus delicatus Hempel, 1937 | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucalymnatus itanhaensis Mendes, 1931 | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucalymnatus magarinosi Costa Lima, 1923 | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| palm scaleEucalymnatus tessellatus (Signoret, 1873) | CoccidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Costa Lima, A.M. (1923) Nota sobre as especies do genero Eucalymnatus (Fam. Coccidae, Subfam. Coccinae). [Note on species of the genus Eucalymnatus (Fam. Coccidae, Subfam. Coccinae).]. Archivos da Escola Superior da Agricultura e Medicina Veterinaria. Nichteroy, 7.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:3BPJC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.