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Deltocephalus brunnescens Distant, 1908

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
Deltocephalus brunnescens Distant, 1908
Name authority
Distant, 1908
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cicadellidae
Genus
Deltocephalus
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. familyCicadellidae Latreille, 1825
  12. subfamilyDeltocephalinae Fieber, 1869
  13. tribeDeltocephalini Fieber, 1869
  14. genusDeltocephalus Burmeister, 1838
  15. speciesDeltocephalus brunnescens Distant, 1908

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Deltocephalus barcalus DeLong, 1984CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus beomus Kramer, 1971CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus castoreus Ball, 1899CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus contrerasi Van Duzee, 1923CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus cotula (Cogan, 1916)CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus fuscinervosus Van Duzee, 1894CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus immaculipennis (Blanchard, 1852)CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus jacintus DeLong, 1984CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus lineatifrons Oman, 1931CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus minutulus Förster, 1891CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Deltocephalus mystax Hamilton & Ross, 1975CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deltocephalus posadai Kramer, 1965CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Deltocephalus (Recilia) brunnescens Distant, 1908 Distant, 1908synonym
Deltocephalus (Deltocephalus) bapatlensis Sudha Jacob & Rama Subba Rao, 2004 Sudha Jacob & Rama Subba Rao, 2004synonym

Documented distribution

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

BD

BD

LK

LK

Guizhou

Shaanxi

Hunan

Henan

Fujian

Anhui

Jiangxi

Jiangsu

Bihar

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. Distant, W.L. (1908g) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 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:34K6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.