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Distantinus ligea (Fennah, 1969)
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
- Distantinus ligea (Fennah, 1969)
- Name authority
- (Fennah, 1969)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Delphacidae
- Genus
- Distantinus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderAuchenorrhyncha Duméril, 1805
- infraorderFulgoromorpha Evans, 1946
- superfamilyDelphacoidea Leach, 1815
- familyDelphacidae Leach, 1815
- subfamilyDelphacinae Leach, 1815
- tribeDelphacini Leach, 1815
- subtribeDelphacina Leach, 1815
- genusDistantinus Bellis & Donaldson, 2015
- speciesDistantinus ligea (Fennah, 1969)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Distantinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Distantinus amyclas (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus anacreon (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus artemis (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus fuscipennis (Muir, 1919) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus hylonome (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus melichari (Kirkaldy, 1906) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus omphale (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus orestes (Fennah, 1972) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus pomona (Fennah, 1958) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus putoni (Costa, 1888) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distantinus tartareus (Fennah, 1958) | DelphacidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Matutinus ligea Fennah, 1969 Fennah, 1969 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
SD
SD
KwaZulu-Natal
COD
CD
Kinshasa City
West Darfur
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.
- Fennah, R.G. (1969a) Delphacidae (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea) from the Sudan Republic. Acta Entomologica Fennica, 26, 1–78. 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:36WH4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.