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Exitianus nanus (Distant, 1908)
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
- Exitianus nanus (Distant, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Distant, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadellidae
- Genus
- Exitianus
- 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
- subfamilyDeltocephalinae Fieber, 1869
- tribeChiasmini Distant, 1908
- genusExitianus Ball, 1929
- speciesExitianus nanus (Distant, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exitianus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Exitianus attenuatus Ross, 1968 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus centralis Ghauri, 1974 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus curvipenis Ghauri, 1972 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus evansi McKamey & Hicks, 2007 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus excavatus DeLong & Hershberger, 1947 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus frontalis (Distant, 1917) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus greensladei Ross, 1968 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus indicus (Distant, 1908) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus kumaonis (Baker, 1925) | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus mucronatus Ross, 1968 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus natalensis Ross, 1968 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Exitianus occidentalis Ghauri, 1974 | CicadellidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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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.
- Distant, W.L. (1908g) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 pp.] 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:3DLDS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.