Species
[Cicada] leucothoe Walker, 1852 (Nomen dubium)
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (4)
- Cicada leucothoe Walker, 1852a: 1131. (nomen dubium in Sanborn, 2023: 351)
- Cicada leucothoe Walker, 1852 (incertae sedis in Cicadina Batsch, 1789) in Sanborn, 2023: 351.
- Cicada leucothe [sic] Walker, 1852 in Sanborn, 2023: 351.
- Cicada leucothe [sic] Walker, 1852 (misspelling of Cicada leucothoe Walker, 1852) in Sanborn, 2023: 351.
Nomenclature references (2)
- Sanborn, A.F. (2023) Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries. Zootaxa, 5318(3), 339–362. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2
- Walker, F. (1852a) Supplement. In List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London, Edward Newman. Vol. 4, pp. 1119–1188.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Leucothoe or Leucothea (Greek: Λευκοθέα, "white goddess"), in Greek mythology, a Persian princess changed by Apollo into a sweet-scented shrub
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |