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Cryptostigma biorbiculus Morrison, 1929

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
Cryptostigma biorbiculus Morrison, 1929
Name authority
Morrison, 1929
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Coccidae
Genus
Cryptostigma
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. suborderSternorrhyncha Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  8. infraorderCoccomorpha
  9. familyCoccidae
  10. genusCryptostigma Ferris, 1922
  11. speciesCryptostigma biorbiculus Morrison, 1929

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptostigma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cryptostigma inquilinum Newstead, 1920CoccidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptostigma saundersi Laing, 1925CoccidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 61 records assigned to Coccidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

CO

CO

CR

CR

PA

PA

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.

  1. Morrison, H. (1929) Some neotropical scale insects associated with ants (Hemiptera - Coccidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 22.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:322V4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.