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Eugerax poecilum Hebard, 1917

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
Eugerax poecilum Hebard, 1917
Name authority
Hebard, 1917
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Dermaptera
Family
Spongiphoridae
Genus
Eugerax
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. infraorderEpidermaptera Engel, 2003
  9. parvorderEudermaptera Verhoeff, 1902
  10. superfamilyForficuloidea Latreille, 1810
  11. familySpongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902
  12. subfamilyGeracinae Brindle, 1971
  13. genusEugerax Hebard, 1917
  14. speciesEugerax poecilum Hebard, 1917

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eugerax nigritum Brindle, 1974SpongiphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerax semiapterum Brindle, 1974SpongiphoridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 3 records assigned to Spongiphoridae.

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. Hebard, M. (1917) A contribution to the knowledge of the Dermaptera of Panama. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 43, 301–334. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7541513#page/348/ 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:3C724. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.