American Samoa; Java; Borneo; Samoa
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Decomia samoanus (Knight, 1935)
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
- Decomia samoanus (Knight, 1935)
- Name authority
- (Knight, 1935)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Decomia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyMiroidea
- familyMiridae
- genusDecomia
- speciesDecomia samoanus (Knight, 1935)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Decomia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Decomia bhaktapurana Duwal, Yasunaga, & Lee, 2010 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia brincki Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia chiangdaoensis Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia colae (China, 1927) | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia dialeptos Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia gomphocoxa Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia maai Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia magna Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia malayensis Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia microgonoporos Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia minuscula Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Decomia nigroalba Schuh, 1984 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Decomia samoanus Schuh, 1984 Schuh, 1984 | ambiguous synonym |
| Torma samoana Steyskal, 1973 Steyskal, 1973 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Knight, H. H. Hemiptera, Miridae and Anthocoridae. Insects of Somoa. Part II. 5: 193--228. Brit. Mus. Natural Hist. (1935). 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:34DX2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.