Habitus, dorsal view: Acrogonia sp. @ Costa Rica, by Gernot Kunz. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: Acrogonia sp. @ Costa Rica, by Gernot Kunz. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: Acrogonia sp. @ Venezuela, by D. M. Takiya. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG56 | Peru, Pucallpa, 1950 | Peter Hocking | FMNH. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG58 | Peru, Cusca, Hacienda Maria, along R. Cosnipata, tropical jungle, 900 m.a.s.l. | 2/24/1952 | F. L. Woytkowski | NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG56 | Peru, Pucallpa, 1950 | Peter Hocking | FMNH. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG15 | [no data] | MNRJ, returned. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG63 | Costa Rica, Turrialba | [no date] | Schild & Burgdorf | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG200 | Trinidad, W. I., Maracas | 5/16/1961 | N. Gopaul | USNM, on loan from NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG56 | Peru, Pucallpa, 1950 | Peter Hocking | FMNH. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG58 | Peru, Cusca, Hacienda Maria, along R. Cosnipata, tropical jungle, 900 m.a.s.l. | 2/24/1952 | F. L. Woytkowski | NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG15 | [no data] | MNRJ, returned. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG200 | Trinidad, W. I., Maracas | 5/16/1961 | N. Gopaul | USNM, on loan from NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG200 | Trinidad, W. I., Maracas | 5/16/1961 | N. Gopaul | USNM, on loan from NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG63 | Costa Rica, Turrialba | [no date] | Schild & Burgdorf | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG61 | Ecuador, Napo, Transect Ent. 1 km S. Onkonegare Camp, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Onkonegare Camp, 220m, 00 39' 10" S, 076 26' 00"W, fogging, terre firme forest | 10/9/1994 | T. L.Erwin, et al. | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG58 | Peru, Cusca, Hacienda Maria, along R. Cosnipata, tropical jungle, 900 m.a.s.l. | 2/24/1952 | F. L. Woytkowski | NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG58 | Peru, Cusca, Hacienda Maria, along R. Cosnipata, tropical jungle, 900 m.a.s.l. | 2/24/1952 | F. L. Woytkowski | NCSU. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG63 | Costa Rica, Turrialba | [no date] | Schild & Burgdorf | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG15 | [no data] | MNRJ, returned. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG61 | Ecuador, Napo, Transect Ent. 1 km S. Onkonegare Camp, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Onkonegare Camp, 220m, 00 39' 10" S, 076 26' 00"W, fogging, terre firme forest | 10/9/1994 | T. L.Erwin, et al. | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG15 | [no data] | MNRJ, returned. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG15 | [no data] | MNRJ, returned. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG63 | Costa Rica, Turrialba | [no date] | Schild & Burgdorf | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG63 | Costa Rica, Turrialba | [no date] | Schild & Burgdorf | USNM. (Observation).
Brochosomes: AG61 | Ecuador, Napo, Transect Ent. 1 km S. Onkonegare Camp, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Onkonegare Camp, 220m, 00 39' 10" S, 076 26' 00"W, fogging, terre firme forest | 10/9/1994 | T. L.Erwin, et al. | USNM. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (13)

  • Acrogonia Stål, 1869a: 67.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada lateralis Fabricius, 1803 in Evans, 1947a: 158

  • Pherodes Fowler, 1899b: 225.

    type species by original monotypy Pherodes flammeicolor Fowler, 1899

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  • Orectogonia Melichar, 1926 (subjective synonym of Acrogonia Stål, 1869) in Young, 1968a: 257.
  • Pherodes Fowler, 1899 (subjective synonym of Acrogonia Stål, 1869) in Young, 1968a: 257.

Type

Cicada lateralis Fabricius, 1803 type species by subsequent designation of Acrogonia Stål, 1869

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: άκρος (extreme, sharp) + γωνία (angle)

Nomenclature references (8)

  • China, W.E. (1938d) Melichar's "Monographie der Cicadellinen". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 11), 2, 182–185.
  • Evans, J.W. (1947a) A natural classification of leaf-hoppers (Jassoidea, Homoptera). Part 3: Jassidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 98, 105–271.
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  • Fowler, W.W. (1899b) 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, pp. 225–232.
  • Melichar, L. (1926a) Monographie der Cicadellinen. III. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 23, 273–394.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 1. Tettigellidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, II+730 pp.
  • Schröder, H. (1959a) Taxonomische und tiergeographische Studien an Neotropischen Zikaden (Cicadellidae, Tettigellinae). (Taxonomic and zoogeogeogrical studies on Neotropical Cicadellidae.). Abhandlungen Senckenbergischen Naturforchenden Gesellschaft, 499, 1–93.
  • Stål, C. (1869a) Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 2. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 8(1), 1–130.
  • Young, D.A., Jr. (1968a) Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). Part 1. Proconiini. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Washington, D.C. 261: i-vi+1-287.

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Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus716
species893950