species

Xestocephalus desertorum (Berg, 1879)

Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Xestocephalus similis Peters, 1933: (Observation).

Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Xestocephalus similis Peters, 1933: (Observation).

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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (28)

Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879c: 262.
Xestocephalus desertorum (Berg, 1879) in Van Duzee, 1894f: 215.
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Xestocephalus piceous [sic] Osborn, 1928b: 242.
Xestocephalus piceus Osborn, 1928b: 244.
Holotype; adult; 8865ff98-c84d-46bd-9f3b-7b68e283684c; deposited at: Ohio State University (OSU); U.S.A., Ohio: Crown City, Gallia Co.
Xestocephalus piceous [sic] Osborn, 1928 (misspelling of Xestocephalus piceus Osborn, 1928) in Osborn, 1928b: 242.
Xestocephalus fulvifrons Peters, 1933a: 74.
Holotype; adult; 2d03cffc-eef6-4a51-b2b4-74240150f5f4; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Valentine
Xestocephalus robustus Peters, 1933a: 74.
Holotype; adult; a5fc1463-1836-450a-aa4e-85586587238b; deposited at: University of Kansas - Biodiversity Institute (SEMC); U.S.A., Florida: Fort Pierce
Xestocephalus similis Peters, 1933a: 77.
Holotype; adult; d0c88398-2c63-456a-bae2-ab4062f33978; deposited at: University of Kansas - Biodiversity Institute (SEMC); U.S.A., Kansas: Doniphan Co.
Xestocephalus trimaculatus Peters, 1933a: 75.
Holotype; adult; b4f54145-bf91-4bc6-aa93-9a1853b5f7fe; deposited at: University of Kansas - Biodiversity Institute (SEMC); U.S.A., South Carolina: Lexington
Xestocephalus pallidus Osborn, 1935a: 146.
Holotype; adult; 130f72f7-482f-4954-a6d4-dfa48c950036; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Tero Negro Mts.
Xestocephalus provancheri Knull, 1944c: 239.
Holotype; adult; b92fd3e8-b37f-4ff3-802f-a10aeca52361; deposited at: Ohio State University (OSU); U.S.A., Ohio: Columbus
Xestocephalus pulicarius pallidus Osborn, 1935 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1952a: 38.
Xestocephalus desertorum pallidus Osborn, 1935 in Linnavuori, 1959b: 39.
Xestocephalus desertorum provancheri Knull, 1944 in Linnavuori, 1959b: 39.
Xestocephalus desertorum desertorum (Berg, 1879) in Linnavuori, 1959b: 37.
Xestocephalus costatus DeLong, Wolda & Estribí, 1983b: 74.
Holotype; male; e18bc5e5-5142-4614-82b4-8bf638c96f99; deposited at: Ohio State University (OSU); Panama, Barro Colorado Island, at light, SM, V, III, 13-XII-1979, H. Wolda coll.
Xestocephalus parcus DeLong, Wolda & Estribí, 1983b: 73.
Holotype; male; 9967755b-8d50-409e-a6ab-875fc1e3f4ea; deposited at: Ohio State University (OSU); Panama: Miramar, 9°N, 80°15’W, 21.VIII.1979, H. Wolda coll.
Xestocephalus trimaculateus [sic] Peters, 1933 in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus costatus DeLong, Wolda & Estribí, 1983 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus fulvifrons Peters, 1933 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus pallidus Osborn, 1935 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus parcus DeLong, Wolda & Estribí, 1983 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus piceus Osborn, 1928 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 202.
Xestocephalus provancheri Knull, 1944 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus robustus Peters, 1933 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 202.
Xestocephalus similis Peters, 1933 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.

Xestocephalus trimaculatus Peters, 1933 (subjective synonym of Athysanus desertorum Berg, 1879) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.
Xestocephalus trimaculateus [sic] Peters, 1933 (misspelling of Xestocephalus trimaculatus Peters, 1933) in Cwikla, 1985a: 203.

Nomenclature references (10)

Berg, C. (1879c) Hemiptera Argentina (Continuacion). Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 8, 241–272.
Caldwell, J.S. & Martorell, L.F. (1952a) Review of the Auchenorynchous Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part I. Cicadellidae. The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, 34(1), 1–132, i-viii. [1950]
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Peters, H.T. (1933a) The genus Xestocephalus (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 6(3), 73–80.
Van Duzee, E.P. (1894f) Descriptions of some new North American homopterous insects. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 5(4), 205–216.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: desertus, desertorum (abandoned, forsaken)

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
species	1	0	16	17