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Dicranocephalus insularis (Dallas, 1852)
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
- Dicranocephalus insularis (Dallas, 1852)
- Name authority
- (Dallas, 1852)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Stenocephalidae
- Genus
- Dicranocephalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
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
- infraorderPentatomomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyCoreoidea Leach, 1815
- familyStenocephalidae Dallas, 1852
- genusDicranocephalus Hahn, 1826
- speciesDicranocephalus insularis (Dallas, 1852)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dicranocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dicranocephalus agilis (Scopoli, 1763) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus brevinotum (Lindberg, 1935) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus femoralis (Reuter, 1888) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus ferganensis (Horváth, 1887) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus lateralis (Signoret, 1879) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus lautipes (Stål, 1860) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus marginatus (Ferrari, 1874) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus medius (Mulsant & Rey, 1870) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus pallidus (Signoret, 1879) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus pseudotestaceus Lansbury, 1966 | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dicranocephalus testaceus (Stål, 1860) | StenocephalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Stenocephala bianchii (Jakovlev, 1901) (Jakovlev, 1901) | synonym |
| Stenocephalus elegantulus Villiers, 1950 Villiers, 1950 | synonym |
| Stenocephalus insularis Dallas, 1852 Dallas, 1852 | synonym |
| Stenocephalus bianchii Jakovlev, 1901 Jakovlev, 1901 | synonym |
| Stenocephalus alboscutellatus Villiers, 1956 Villiers, 1956 | synonym |
| Dicranocephalus mairei Bergevin, 1930 Bergevin, 1930 | 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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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.
- Dallas, W.S. (1852) In List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum: Vol. II. Taylor & Francis Incorporated, London. 369–592 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38676#page/3/mode/1upSource 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:35R8D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.