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Empoa (Empoa) platana Christian, 1953
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
- Empoa (Empoa) platana Christian, 1953
- Name authority
- Christian, 1953
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadellidae
- Genus
- Empoa
- 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
- infraorderCicadomorpha Evans, 1946
- parvorderClypeata Qadri, 1967
- superfamilyMembracoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyCicadellidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyTyphlocybinae Kirschbaum, 1868
- tribeTyphlocybini Kirschbaum, 1868
- subtribeTyphlocybina Kirschbaum, 1868
- genusEmpoa Fitch, 1851
- subgenusEmpoa (Empoa) Fitch, 1851
- speciesEmpoa (Empoa) platana Christian, 1953
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empoa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Empoa (Empoa) apicata (McAtee, 1926) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) gillettei Van Duzee, 1917 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) latifasciata Christian, 1953 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) rubricola Christian, 1954 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) saffrana (McAtee, 1926) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) scripta (McAtee, 1919) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) unifasciata (Hamilton, 1983) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoa) vestita (McAtee, 1926) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Empoides) omani Dworakowska, 1977 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empoa (Parempoa) albifascia Anufriev, 1979 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Typhlocyba (Empoa) planata (Christian, 1953) (Christian, 1953) | synonym |
| Empoa platana Christian, 1953 Christian, 1953 | synonym |
| Typhlocyba (Empoa) platana (Christian, 1953) (Christian, 1953) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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.
- Christian, P.J. (1953a) Revision of the North American species of Typhlocyba and its allies (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 35(2: 9), 1103–1277. 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:39K33. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.