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Diedrocephala variegata (Fabricius, 1775)

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
Diedrocephala variegata (Fabricius, 1775)
Name authority
(Fabricius, 1775)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cicadellidae
Genus
Diedrocephala
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. subfamilyCicadellinae Latreille, 1825
  13. tribeCicadellini Latreille, 1825
  14. genusDiedrocephala Spinola, 1850
  15. speciesDiedrocephala variegata (Fabricius, 1775)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diedrocephala youngi Sakakibara & Cavichioli, 1982CicadellidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Cicada virginea Fabricius, 1803 Fabricius, 1803synonym
Cicadella variegata (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)synonym
Tettigonia variegata (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)ambiguous synonym
Cicada bimaculata Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789ambiguous synonym
Cicada variegata Fabricius, 1775 Fabricius, 1775ambiguous synonym
Cicada rariegata (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)synonym
Tettigoniella variegata (Fabricius, 1775) (Fabricius, 1775)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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Salta

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Tucumán

Jujuy

Santa Fe

Entre Ríos

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Izabal

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Paraná

Santa Catarina

São Paulo

Amazonas

Minas Gerais

Mato Grosso

Bahia

Rio de Janeiro

French Guiana

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. Fabricius, J.C. (1775a) Ryngota. In Systema entomologiae: sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Kortius, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. pp. 673–689. [32 + 832 pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36510 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:35ZS5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.