Eurysthaea scutellaris (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849)
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
- Eurysthaea scutellaris (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849)
- Name authority
- (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Eurysthaea
- 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
- orderDiptera
- familyTachinidae
- subfamilyExoristinae
- tribeGoniini
- genusEurysthaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
- speciesEurysthaea scutellaris (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eurysthaea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurysthaea cinctella Mesnil, 1953 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurysthaea veniseta Mesnil, 1968 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Masicera testacicornis Rondani, 1868 Rondani, 1868 | synonym |
| Discochaeta braueri Townsend, 1933 Townsend, 1933 | synonym |
| Erythrocera scutellaris Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1849 | synonym |
| Discochaeta hyponomeutae (Stein, 1924) (Stein, 1924) | synonym |
| Roeselia yponomeutae Rondani, 1861 Rondani, 1861 | synonym |
| Thryptocera cognata Schiner, 1861 Schiner, 1861 | synonym |
| Caenis prompta Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 | 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.
- Robineau-Desvoidy, J.B. (1849) Etudes sur les Myodaires des environs de Paris (Suite)(1). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (2) 6: 429-477. [1849.05.09]. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr.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:3D6TH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.