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Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927

grass sharphooter
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: Lateral. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: (Observation).
Other: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: Labels. Labels for the specimen used for the dorsal, lateral and face images. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927: Head/Face. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Draeculacephala mollipes minor Ball, 1900 non Walker, 1851 in Ball, 1900: 69.
  • Draeculacephala mollipes minor Ball, 1900 non Walker, 1851 (misapplication, linked to Tettigonia producta Walker, 1851)
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  • Draeculacephala mollipes minor Ball, 1900 non Walker, 1851 (unavailable, linked to Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927) in Metcalf, 1965a: 316.
  • Draeculacephala (Draeculacephala) minerva Ball, 1927 in Hamilton, 1985a: 91.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Minerva, in Roman mythology, a goddess of wisdom, hadicraft, and warfare, known as Athena in Greek mythology

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Ball, E.D. (1900) A review of the Tettigonidaae of North America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 8(1), 35–75.
  • Ball, E.D. (1927c) The genus Draeculacephala and its allies in North America (Rhynchota, Homoptera). Florida Entomologist, 11, 33–40.
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  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1985a) Review of Draeculacephala Ball (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem Staatlichen Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden, 49(5), 83–103.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 1. Tettigellidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, II+730 pp.
  • Walker, F. (1851b) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 3, 637–907.
  • Zimmerman, E.C. (1948a) Homoptera: Auchenorhyncha. In Insects of Hawaii. A manual of the insects of the Hawaiian Islands, including an enumeration of the species and notes on their origin, distribution, hosts, parasites, etc. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. Vol. 4. [vii + 268 pp.]

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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
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