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Dictyssa schuhi O'Brien, 1986

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
Dictyssa schuhi O'Brien, 1986
Name authority
O'Brien, 1986
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Tropiduchidae
Genus
Dictyssa
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. infraorderFulgoromorpha Evans, 1946
  9. superfamilyFulgoroidea Latreille, 1807
  10. familyTropiduchidae Stål, 1866
  11. subfamilyElicinae Melichar, 1915
  12. tribeElicini Melichar, 1915
  13. genusDictyssa Melichar, 1906
  14. speciesDictyssa schuhi O'Brien, 1986

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dictyssa monroviana Doering, 1938TropiduchidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dictyssa mutata Melichar, 1906TropiduchidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dictyssa obliqua Ball, 1910TropiduchidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dictyssa ovata Ball, 1910TropiduchidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 31 records assigned to Tropiduchidae.

Documented distribution

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

California

Oregon

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. O'Brien, L.B. (1986a) Five new species of Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from the western United States and Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist, 11(2), 67–74. 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:35VV9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.