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NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diceroprocta mesochlora (Walker, 1850)
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
- Diceroprocta mesochlora (Walker, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Walker, 1850)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Diceroprocta
- 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
- tribeFidicinini Distant, 1905
- subtribeGuyalnina Boulard & Martinelli, 1996
- genusDiceroprocta Stål, 1870
- speciesDiceroprocta mesochlora (Walker, 1850)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diceroprocta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diceroprocta albomaculata Davis, 1928 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| desert cicadaDiceroprocta apache (Davis, 1921) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta bakeri (Distant, 1911) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta bibbyi Davis, 1928 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta bicosta (Walker, 1850) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta bimaculata (Sanborn, 2010) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta bonhotei (Distant, 1901) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta canescens Davis, 1935 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta caymanensis Davis, 1939 | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta cinctifera (Uhler, 1892) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta crucifera (Walker, 1850) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diceroprocta delicata (Osborn, 1906) | CicadidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rihana mesochlora (Walker, 1850) (Walker, 1850) | synonym |
| Cicada mesochlora Walker, 1850 Walker, 1850 | synonym |
| Odopoea mesochlora (Walker, 1850) (Walker, 1850) | 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.
- Walker, F. (1850a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 1, 1–260. pl. 1–2. 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:35JQW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.