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Cyphonia trifida (Fabricius, 1787)

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 trifida (Fabricius, 1787)
Name authority
(Fabricius, 1787)
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 trifida (Fabricius, 1787)

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 braccata (Germar, 1835)MembracidaeArthropodaAccepted 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 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
Bocidium proximum Guérin-Méneville, 1829 Guérin-Méneville, 1829synonym
Bocydium proximum Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Guérin-Méneville, 1844synonym
Bocydium proximum Guérin-Méneville, 1829 Guérin-Méneville, 1829synonym
Cicada trifida (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Cyphonia (Cyphonia) trifida (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Cyphonia jugalis Buckton, 1902 Buckton, 1902synonym
Cyphonia ornata Laporte, 1832 Laporte, 1832synonym
Heteronotus trifidus (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Membracis trifida Fabricius, 1787 Fabricius, 1787synonym
Bocydium trifidum (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Centrotus trifidus (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym
Combophora trifida (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787)synonym

Documented distribution

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

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CO

EC

EC

GY

GY

PA

PA

PE

PE

TT

TT

Salta

Espírito Santo

Cundinamarca

Yucatán

VEN

VE

BOL

BO

Paraná

Santa Catarina

São Paulo

Acre

Amazonas

Pará

Minas Gerais

Paraíba

Rio de Janeiro

French Guiana

Panama

Darién

Colón

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. Fabricius, J.C. (1787a) Classis VII. Ryngota. In Mantissa insectorum sistens species nvper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, emendationibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. Vol. 2, pp. 260–275. [382 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:33FTG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.