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Dystheatias (Dystheatias) bisignata Fennah, 1967

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
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) bisignata Fennah, 1967
Name authority
Fennah, 1967
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cixiidae
Genus
Dystheatias
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. superfamilyDelphacoidea Leach, 1815
  10. familyCixiidae Spinola, 1839
  11. subfamilyCixiinae Spinola, 1839
  12. tribeEucarpiini Emeljanov, 2002
  13. genusDystheatias Kirkaldy, 1907
  14. subgenusDystheatias (Dystheatias) Kirkaldy, 1907
  15. speciesDystheatias (Dystheatias) bisignata Fennah, 1967

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) beecheyi Kirkaldy, 1907CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) aeneas Fennah, 1950CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) balius Fennah, 1970CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) baumanensis (Muir, 1921)CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) fuscovenosa Melichar, 1914CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) punctata Melichar, 1914CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) smaragdus Fennah, 1950CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) tafunae Fennah, 1967CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dystheatias (Dystheatias) tyndaris Fennah, 1956CixiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 79 records assigned to Cixiidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Dystheatias bisignata Fennah, 1967 Fennah, 1967synonym

Documented distribution

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

WS

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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. Fennah, R.G. (1967b) New species and records of Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from Samoa and Tonga. Pacific Insects, 9(1), 29–72. 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:38B86. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.