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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Philaenarcys Hamilton, 1979a: 136.

    type species by original designation Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831

  • Philaenarcys Hamilton, 1979 (classified as Philaenini Metcalf, 1955) in Hamilton, 2016a: 205.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1979a) Synopsis of the North American Philaenini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cercopidae) with a new genus and four new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 111, 127–141.
  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (2016a) Neotropical spittlebugs related to Neaenini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) and the origins of subfamily Cercopinae. Zootaxa, 4169(2), 201–250. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4169.2.1

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Type

type species by original designation of

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Philaenus + Greek: ἄρκυς (net, reticulum) (referring to the forewing reticulately veined on the disc)

Image matrix

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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
genus1001
species301922