Puerto Rico
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eustictus oscurus Maldonado, 1969
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
- Eustictus oscurus Maldonado, 1969
- Name authority
- Maldonado, 1969
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Eustictus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyMiroidea
- familyMiridae
- genusEustictus
- speciesEustictus oscurus Maldonado, 1969
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eustictus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eustictus albocuneatus Knight, 1927 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus amazonicus Carvalho, 1988 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus argentinus Carvalho, 1990 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus catulus (Uhler, 1894) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus grossus (Uhler, 1887) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus hirsutipes Knight, 1925 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus itatiaiensis Carvalho, 1990 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus morrisoni Knight, 1925 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus obscurus Knight, 1925 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus panamensis Carvalho, 1990 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus pilipes Knight, 1926 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eustictus roraimensis Carvalho & Gomes, 1972 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Maldonado Capriles, J. The Miridae of Puerto Rico (Insecta, Hemiptera). University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper 45: 133 pp. (1969). 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:3DB5J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.