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Cryptotympana diomedea (Walker, 1858)

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
Cryptotympana diomedea (Walker, 1858)
Name authority
(Walker, 1858)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cicadidae
Genus
Cryptotympana
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. suborderAuchenorrhyncha Duméril, 1805
  8. infraorderCicadomorpha Evans, 1946
  9. parvorderClypeata Qadri, 1967
  10. superfamilyCicadoidea Batsch, 1789
  11. familyCicadidae Batsch, 1789
  12. subfamilyCicadinae Batsch, 1789
  13. tribeTacuini Distant, 1904
  14. subtribeTacuina Distant, 1904
  15. genusCryptotympana Stål, 1862
  16. speciesCryptotympana diomedea (Walker, 1858)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cryptotympana consanguinea Distant, 1916CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana corvus (Walker, 1850)CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana distanti Hayashi, 1987CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana epithesia Distant, 1888CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana exalbida Distant, 1891CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana gracilis Hayashi, 1987CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana immaculata (Olivier, 1791)CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana insularis Distant, 1887CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana intermedia (Signoret, 1849)CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana karnyi Moulton, 1923CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana kotoshoensis Kato, 1925CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cryptotympana limborgi Distant, 1888CicadidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Fidicina diomedea Walker, 1858 Walker, 1858synonym
Cryptotympana diomeda Walker, 1858 Walker, 1858synonym

Documented distribution

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

SUM

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. Walker, F. (1858b) Supplement. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Order of Trustees, Suppl. 307 pp. 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:323FF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.