Philippine Is.: Luzon
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Felisacus philippinensis Hsiao, 1944
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
- Felisacus philippinensis Hsiao, 1944
- Name authority
- Hsiao, 1944
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Felisacus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- suborderHeteroptera Latreille, 1810
- infraorderCimicomorpha Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood, 1954
- superfamilyMiroidea
- familyMiridae
- genusFelisacus
- speciesFelisacus philippinensis Hsiao, 1944
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Felisacus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Felisacus carpenterae Hsiao, 1944 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus crassicornis Usinger, 1946 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus gressitti Miyamoto, 1965 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus insularis Miyamoto, 1965 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus jacobsoni Poppius, 1914 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus madagascariensis Poppius, 1912 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus nigricornis Poppius, 1912 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus ochraceus Usinger, 1946 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus okinawanus Miyamoto, 1965 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus rubricuneus Carvalho, 1956 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felisacus usingeri Woodward, 1954 | MiridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Hsiao, T.-y. New genera and species of Oriental and Australian plant bugs in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 95: 369--396. (1944). 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:3DXX2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.