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Eupelops crinitus (Grube, 1859)

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
Eupelops crinitus (Grube, 1859)
Name authority
(Grube, 1859)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Family
Phenopelopidae
Genus
Eupelops
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. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. superorderAcariformes
  7. orderSarcoptiformes
  8. suborderOribatida Dugès, 1834
  9. infraorderBrachypylina Hull, 1918
  10. section zoologyPoronoticae Grandjean, 1954
  11. superfamilyPhenopelopoidea Petrunkevitch, 1955
  12. familyPhenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 1955
  13. genusEupelops Ewing, 1917
  14. speciesEupelops crinitus (Grube, 1859)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eupelops absalom (Berlese, 1916)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops acromios (Hermann, 1804)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops brevipilus (Jacot, 1937)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops capensis Grobler, 1989PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops erinaceus Balogh & Mahunka, 1979PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops eximius Sitnikova, 1967PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops foveolatus Engelbrecht, 1975PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops grandis (Mihelcic, 1958)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops halophilus Pérez-Íñigo, 1969PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops heegi (Balogh, 1958)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops hygrophilus (Knülle, 1954)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eupelops kivuensis (Balogh, 1958)PhenopelopidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 28 records assigned to Phenopelopidae.

Documented distribution

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

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=741425 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:3CLNC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.