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Habitus, dorsal view on Allogonia superflua (Fowler, 1899): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Allogonia superflua (Fowler, 1899): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Allogonia robustula (Fowler, 1900) now Allogonia superflua (Fowler, 1899): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Tettigonia superflua Fowler, 1899d: 248.

    Lectotype; male; 7f7a673a-6d9a-4127-a980-2fd684260b5b; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: Omilteme, Guerrero, 8000 ft., July, H.H. Smith

  • Tettigonia robustula Fowler, 1900d: 288.

    Lectotype; female; d9b88391-2cde-42bb-93a2-2a6cd14fec43; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: Sierra de las Aguas Escondidas, Guerrero, 9500 ft., July, H.H. Smith

  • Tettigonia robustula Fowler, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettigonia superflua Fowler, 1899) in Young, 1977a: 834.
  • Allogonia superflua (Fowler, 1899) in Young, 1977a: 834.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Fowler, W.W. (1899d) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 241–248 + pl. 16. [xii + 339 pp. + 21 pls.]
  • Fowler, W.W. (1900d) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter, London. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 281–292. [xii + 339 pp. + 21 pls.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 1. Tettigellidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, II+730 pp.
  • Young, D.A., Jr. (1965c) Cicadelline types in the British Museum (Natural History) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 17(4), 163–199.
  • Young, D.A., Jr. (1977a) Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Part 2. New World Cicadellini and the genus Cicadella. Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, 239, 1–1135.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: superfluous, unnecessary

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1045