NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cryptotympana epithesia Distant, 1888
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 epithesia Distant, 1888
- Name authority
- Distant, 1888
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderAuchenorrhyncha Duméril, 1805
- infraorderCicadomorpha Evans, 1946
- parvorderClypeata Qadri, 1967
- superfamilyCicadoidea Batsch, 1789
- familyCicadidae Batsch, 1789
- subfamilyCicadinae Batsch, 1789
- tribeTacuini Distant, 1904
- subtribeTacuina Distant, 1904
- genusCryptotympana Stål, 1862
- speciesCryptotympana epithesia Distant, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptotympana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptotympana consanguinea Distant, 1916 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana corvus (Walker, 1850) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana diomedea (Walker, 1858) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana distanti Hayashi, 1987 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana exalbida Distant, 1891 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana gracilis Hayashi, 1987 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana immaculata (Olivier, 1791) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana insularis Distant, 1887 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana intermedia (Signoret, 1849) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana karnyi Moulton, 1923 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana kotoshoensis Kato, 1925 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptotympana limborgi Distant, 1888 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Kepulauan Mentawai
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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.
- Distant, W.L. (1888f) Descriptions of new species of Oriental Cicadidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 6), 2, 323–325. 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:323FM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.