species

Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979

salt marsh spittlebug

Descendants and synonyms

Philaronia bilineata (Barber & Ellis, 1922) non Say, 1831 in Barber & Ellis, 1922a: 1.
Philaronia bilineata (Barber & Ellis, 1922) non Say, 1831 (misapplication, linked to Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831)

Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979a: 136.
Holotype; male; 33d8c3af-c5fd-471f-bb68-cd588e31bdcc; deposited at: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC); Canada: Sackville, New Brunswick, 31 July 1973, K.G.A. Hamillon, on Spartina pectinata
Philaronia bilineata (Barber & Ellis, 1922) non Say, 1831 (unavailable, linked to Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979) in Hamilton, 1982d: 68.

Barber, G.W. & Ellis, W.O. (1922a) Eggs of three Cercopidae. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 29, 1–3.
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. (1982d) Part 10. The spittlebugs of Canada (Homoptera: Cercopidae). In The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Research Branch Agriculture Canada. Vol. 10, Issue 1740, 1–102 pp.
Say, T. (1831b) Descriptions of new North American hemipterous insects belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille. (Continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 299–314. [1830]

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

[Greek: σπάρτινος (made of esparto]; on Spartina Schreb. (Poaceae)

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	1	2