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Cyphonia braccata (Germar, 1835)

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
Cyphonia braccata (Germar, 1835)
Name authority
(Germar, 1835)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Membracidae
Genus
Cyphonia
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. superfamilyMembracoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  11. familyMembracidae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. subfamilySmiliinae Stål, 1866
  13. tribeCeresini Goding, 1892
  14. genusCyphonia Laporte, 1832
  15. speciesCyphonia braccata (Germar, 1835)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyphonia ancoralis Berg, 1883MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia capra (Burmeister, 1833)MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia clavata (Fabricius, 1787)MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia flavomaculata Sakakibara, 1968MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia intermedia Sakakibara, 1968MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia longispina Sakakibara, 1968MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia longistyla Sakakibara, 1972MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia pygmaea Sakakibara, 1968MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia sinuata Sakakibara, 1968MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia trifida (Fabricius, 1787)MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyphonia weyrauchi Richter, 1958MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 85 records assigned to Membracidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Heteronota braccata Germar, 1835 Germar, 1835synonym
Heteronotus braccata Germar, 1835 Germar, 1835synonym
Cyphonia (Cyphonia) braccata (Germar, 1835) (Germar, 1835)synonym
Cyphonia baccata Germar, 1835 Germar, 1835synonym

Documented distribution

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

AR

AR

CO

CO

Misiones

Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Rio Grande do Sul

Paraná

Santa Catarina

São Paulo

Minas Gerais

Rio de Janeiro

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. Germar, E.F. (1835a) Species Membracidum Musae E. F. Germari. Revue Entomologique, publiée par Gustave Silbermann, 3, 223–262. 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:33FSR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.