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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (11)

  • † Eocicada microcephala Oppenheim, 1888a: 229. (fossil)
  • † Eocicada lameerei Handlirsch, 1906: 627. (fossil)
  • Limacodites mesozoicus (Frickhinger, 1994) non Handlirsch, 1906 (unavailable, linked to † Eocicada microcephala Oppenheim, 1888) in Wang, Zhang, Wappler & Rust, 2010: 572.
  • Protopsyche braueri (Frickhinger, 1994) non Handlirsch, 1906 (unavailable, linked to † Eocicada microcephala Oppenheim, 1888) in Wang, Zhang, Wappler & Rust, 2010: 572.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Oppenheim, P. (1888a) Die Insectenwelt des lithographischen Schiefers in Bayern. Palaeontographica, 34, 215–247.
  • Handlirsch, A.P.J. (1906) Die fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen: ein Handbuch für Paläontologen und Zoologen. Parts I-IV. W. Engelmann, Leipzig, pp. I-IV + 1–672 + pls. 1–36. [1908; in German; Date given as 1906-1908]
  • Myers, J.G. (1929b) Insect singers; a natural history of the cicadas. G. Routledge and Sons. London, xix + 304 pp. + 7 pls.
  • Frickhinger, K.A. (1994) The fossils of Solnhofen. Korb: Goldschneck-Verlag, 336 pp.
  • Wang, B., Zhang, H.-C., Wappler, T. & Rust, J. (2010) Palaeontinidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany and their phylogenetic significance. Geological Magazine, 147(4), 570–580. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756809990896
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: μικρός (small) + κεφαλή (head)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species0145