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Dicyphus alkannae Seidenstucker, 1956

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
Dicyphus alkannae Seidenstucker, 1956
Name authority
Seidenstucker, 1956
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Miridae
Genus
Dicyphus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
  8. infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
  9. superfamilyMiroidea
  10. familyMiridae
  11. genusDicyphus
  12. speciesDicyphus alkannae Seidenstucker, 1956

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dicyphus albonasutus Wagner, 1951MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus annulatus (Wolff, 1804)MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus bolivari Lindberg, 1934MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus cerastii Wagner, 1951MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus constrictus (Boheman, 1852)MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus eckerleini Wagner, 1963MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus errans (Wolff, 1804)MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus fieberi Stichel, 1938MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus gracilis (Poppius, 1914)MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus hesperus Knight, 1943MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus hyalinipennis (Burmeister, 1835)MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dicyphus lindbergi Wagner, 1951MiridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) alkannae Wagner, 1974 Wagner, 1974synonym

Documented distribution

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

Turkey

native · native

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. Seidenstucker, G. Ein neuer Dicyphus aus Kleinasien (Heteroptera-Miridae). Revue de la Faculté des sciences de l'Université d'Istanbul (B) 21: 145--148. (1956). 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:35W7D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.