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Diostrombus sibitensis Synave, 1973

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
Diostrombus sibitensis Synave, 1973
Name authority
Synave, 1973
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Derbidae
Genus
Diostrombus
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. familyDerbidae Spinola, 1839
  11. subfamilyOtiocerinae Muir, 1917
  12. tribeZoraidini Muir, 1918
  13. subtribeLyddina Emeljanov, 1995
  14. genusDiostrombus Uhler, 1896
  15. speciesDiostrombus sibitensis Synave, 1973

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diostrombus albihumeralis Van Stalle, 1988DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus alcmena Fennah, 1957DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus biclavatus (Westwood, 1851)DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus brunnipes Van Stalle, 1984DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus dilatatus (Westwood, 1851)DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus djambensis Synave, 1973DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus grahami (Distant, 1907)DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus hancocki Muir, 1928DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus hopkinsi Muir, 1934DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus mkurangai Wilson, 1987DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus obscurus Synave, 1973DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diostrombus paulomaculatus Van Stalle, 1988DerbidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 41 records assigned to Derbidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Diostrombus (Diostrombus) sibitensis Synave, 1973 Synave, 1973synonym

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. Synave, H. (1973a) Monographie des Derbidae africains (Homoptera - Fulgoroidea). Etudes du Continent Africain, 2, 1–223. 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:36F59. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.