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genus

Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892

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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (15)

  • Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892d: 298.

    type species by subsequent designation Xestocephalus pulicarius Van Duzee, 1894 in Distant, 1908h: 348

  • Xestrocephalus [sic] Van Duzee, 1892 in Matsumura, 1914a: 199.
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  • Lindbergana Metcalf, 1952 (subjective synonym of Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892) in Linnavuori, 1959b: 36.
  • Nesotettix Lindberg, 1936 (subjective synonym of Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892) in Linnavuori, 1959b: 36.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Distant, W.L. (1908h) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Homoptera. In Insecta Transvaaliensia. A contribution to a knowledge of the entomology of South Africa. F. Edwards. London. Vol. 9, pp. 205–228 + pls. XX-XXI.
  • Kelsheimer, E.G. (1932a) Leafhopper response to colored lights. The Ohio Journal of Science, 32, 85–94.
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  • Lindberg, H. (1936a) Die Cicadinen der Kanarischen Inseln. Commentationes Biologicae. Societas Scientiarum Fennica. Helsingfors, 4(9), 1–19.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1959b) Revision of the Neotropical Deltocephalinae and some related subfamilies (Homoptera). Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae 'Vanamo', 20(1), 1–370.
  • Matsumura, S. (1914a) Die Jassinen und einige neue Acocephalinen Japans. Journal of the College of Agriculture, Tohoku Imperial University, Sapporo, Japan., 5(7), 165–240.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1952a) New names in the Homoptera. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 42, 226–231.
  • Moore, G.A. (1950a) Catalogue des Hémiptères de la Province de Québec. Nat. Canadien., 77, 233–271.
  • Stearns, L.A. & MacCreary, D. (1938a) Leafhopper migration across Delaware Bay. Journal of Economic Entomology, 31(2), 226–229.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1892d) A synoptical arrangement of the genera of the North American Jassidae, with descriptions of some new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 19, 295–307.

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ξεστός (smooth, polished) + κεφαλή (head)

Image matrix

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Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1067
species192058250
subspecies70512