NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eusandalum obscurum Girault, 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
- Eusandalum obscurum Girault, 1917
- Name authority
- Girault, 1917
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Eupelmidae
- Genus
- Eusandalum
- 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
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
- familyEupelmidae Walker, 1833
- subfamilyEusandalinae Fusu, 2022
- genusEusandalum Ratzeburg, 1852
- speciesEusandalum obscurum Girault, 1917
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eusandalum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eusandalum hedqvisti Bouček, 1976 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum lepus Girault, 1918 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum longiannulum Girault, 1929 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum longistylus Girault, 1922 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum pici Schrottky, 1906 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum sanguinipes Girault, 1925 | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eusandalum stylatum (Girault, 1915) | EupelmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Girault, A.A. (1917l) Notes on chalcid flies, chiefly from California. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, 9, 8–12.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:3D8FP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.