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Eurymetra nitidula (Esaki, 1926)

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
Eurymetra nitidula (Esaki, 1926)
Name authority
(Esaki, 1926)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Gerridae
Genus
Eurymetra
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. orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
  8. infraorderDipsocoromorpha
  9. superfamilyGerroidea Leach, 1815
  10. familyGerridae Leach, 1815
  11. subfamilyHalobatinae Bianchi, 1896
  12. tribeMetrocorini Matsuda, 1960
  13. genusEurymetra Esaki, 1926
  14. speciesEurymetra nitidula (Esaki, 1926)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eurymetra madagascariensis Poisson, 1945GerridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eurymetra natalensis (Distant, 1903)GerridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 18 records assigned to Gerridae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Eurymetra nitidulus (Esaki, 1926) (Esaki, 1926)synonym
Metrocoris nitidulus Esaki, 1926 Esaki, 1926synonym
Eurymetra nitidula nitidula (Esaki, 1926) (Esaki, 1926)synonym

Documented distribution

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

Africa

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=1062742 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:3D58R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.