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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Cicada guttata Olivier, 1791b: 751.
  • Cicada guttata Olivier, 1791 (primary homonym of Cicada guttata Forster, 1771)
  • Cicada olivieri Metcalf, 1963 (incertae sedis in Cicadina Batsch, 1789) in Metcalf, 1963f: 831.
  • Cicada guttata Olivier, 1791 (replaced by Cicada olivieri Metcalf, 1963) in Metcalf, 1963f: 831.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Forster, J.R. (1771a) Novae species insectorum. Centuria I. T. Davies et B. White, Londini, viii + 100 pp.
  • Olivier, G.-A. (1791b) Cigale, Cicada. In Encyclopédie méthodique: Histoire naturelle: Insectes. Panckoucke. Paris. Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 735–760. [1790; in French; 793 pp.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963f) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 1. Cicadidae. Section II. Caeaninae and Cicadinae. Baltimore, Md.: Waverly press, 587–919 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (1756-1814), a French entomologist and naturalist

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012