NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Euscelimena harpago (Serville, 1838)
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
- Euscelimena harpago (Serville, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Serville, 1838)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Tetrigidae
- Genus
- Euscelimena
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera Olivier, 1789
- suborderCaelifera Ander, 1936
- infraorderAcrididea Targioni-Tozzetti, 1882
- superfamilyTetrigoidea Rambur, 1838
- familyTetrigidae Rambur, 1838
- subfamilyScelimeninae Bolívar, 1887
- tribeScelimenini Bolívar, 1887
- genusEuscelimena Günther, 1938
- speciesEuscelimena harpago (Serville, 1838)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euscelimena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euscelimena logani (Hancock, 1904) | TetrigidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scelimena harpago (Serville, 1838) (Serville, 1838) | synonym |
| Scelimena uncinata (Serville, 1838) (Serville, 1838) | synonym |
| Scelymena contracta Walker, 1871 Walker, 1871 | synonym |
| Tetrix harpago Serville, 1838 Serville, 1838 | synonym |
| Gryllus (Locusta) femoratus Stoll, 1813 Stoll, 1813 | synonym |
| Euscelimena hardi Gupta & Chandra, 2018 Gupta & Chandra, 2018 | synonym |
| Scelhymena harpago (Serville, 1838) (Serville, 1838) | synonym |
| Scelimena femorata (Stoll, 1813) (Stoll, 1813) | synonym |
| Tetrix uncinata Serville, 1838 Serville, 1838 | synonym |
| Scelimena contracta Walker, 1871 Walker, 1871 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
IND-CT
IND-MR
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.
- Serville, J.G.A. (1838) Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, i-xviii, 1–776, pl. 1–14. [1839] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54314 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:3D8QX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.