Ferdinandea croesus Osten Sacken, 1877
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
- Ferdinandea croesus Osten Sacken, 1877
- Name authority
- Osten Sacken, 1877
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Genus
- Ferdinandea
- 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
- familySyrphidae
- subfamilyEristalinae
- tribeRhingiini
- genusFerdinandea Rondani, 1844
- speciesFerdinandea croesus Osten Sacken, 1877
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ferdinandea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinandea aeneicolor Shannon, 1924 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea formosana Shiraki, 1930 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea fumipennis Kassebeer, 1999 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea maculipennis Curran, 1928 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea montana Hull, 1942 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea sumatrensis Meijere, 1924 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ferdinandea testacicornis Rondani, 1844 | SyrphidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Ferdinandea midas Hull, 1942 Hull, 1942 | synonym |
| Chrysochlamys croesus Osten Sacken, 1877 Osten Sacken, 1877 | 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.
- Osten Sacken, C.R. (1877) Western Diptera: Descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from California. Bull. U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr. 3: 189-354. [1877.04.30].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:3DYGD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.