Euenkrates elegans (de Bormans, 1900)
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
- Euenkrates elegans (de Bormans, 1900)
- Name authority
- (de Bormans, 1900)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Dermaptera
- Family
- Chelisochidae
- Genus
- Euenkrates
- 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
- infraorderEpidermaptera Engel, 2003
- parvorderEudermaptera Verhoeff, 1902
- superfamilyForficuloidea Latreille, 1810
- familyChelisochidae Burr, 1907
- subfamilyChelisochinae Burr, 1907
- genusEuenkrates Rehn, 1927
- speciesEuenkrates elegans (de Bormans, 1900)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euenkrates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euenkrates boesemani Steinmann, 1981 | ChelisochidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chelisoches elegans de Bormans, 1900 de Bormans, 1900 | synonym |
| Euenkrates elegans inermis Boeseman, 1954 Boeseman, 1954 | synonym |
| Apterygida lingua Burr, 1902 Burr, 1902 | synonym |
| Euenkrates elegans burri Boeseman, 1954 Boeseman, 1954 | synonym |
| Proreus elegans (de Bormans, 1900) (de Bormans, 1900) | synonym |
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.
- de Bormans, A. (1900) Quelques Dermaptères du Musée Civique de Génes. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 20, 441–467. 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:3C3BL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.