genus

Philaenus Stål, 1864

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (31)

Catachilus Amyot, 1847a: 191. (Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 2006a: 284)
Catachilus Amyot, 1847 (unavailable or invalid, linked to Philaenus Stål, 1864)
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Philaenus Stål, 1864a: 66. (Official List of Generic Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1961e: 109)
type species by subsequent designation Cicada spumaria Linnaeus, 1758 in Van Duzee, 1917b: 513
Philanus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Becker, 1869a: 197.
Philanus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Becker, 1869a: 197.
Philenus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Nowicki, 1870a: 240.
Philenus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Nowicki, 1870a: 240.
Philoenus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Horváth, 1871a: 6.
Philoenus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Horváth, 1871a: 6.
Phylaenus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Ferrari, 1882a: 96.
Phylaenus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Ferrari, 1882a: 96.
Philaemus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Harrington, 1892a: 31.
Philaemus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Harrington, 1892a: 31.
Philaeneous [sic] Stål, 1864 in Gillanders, 1898a: 36.
Philaeneous [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Gillanders, 1898a: 36.
Phlaenus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Hutton, 1904a: 224.
Phlaenus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Hutton, 1904a: 224.
Philaeum [sic] Stål, 1864 in Uyttenboogaart, 1918a: 112.
Philaeum [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Uyttenboogaart, 1918a: 112.
Philaemis [sic] Stål, 1864 in Codina, 1920a: 102.
Philaemis [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Codina, 1920a: 102.
Philaenous [sic] Stål, 1864 in Cook, 1936b: 737.
Philaenous [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Cook, 1936b: 737.
Philaerus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Nagaoka, 1938a: 27.
Philaerus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Nagaoka, 1938a: 27.
Philaneus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Moore, 1950a: 253.
Philaneus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Moore, 1950a: 253.
Philacnus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Metcalf, 1962f: 592.
Philacnus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Philaenus Stål, 1864) in Metcalf, 1962f: 592.

Philaenus (Philaenus) Stål, 1864 in Tishechkin, 2012c: 1058.
Philaenus Stål, 1864 (classified as Philaenini Metcalf, 1955) in Hamilton, 2016a: 205.

Type

Cicada spumaria Linnaeus, 1758 type species by subsequent designation of Philaenus Stål, 1864

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Philaenus, two brothers from Carthage who was buried alive by people of Cyrene; the boundary between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires was later set on this spot; from Greek: φίλος (beloved) + ενός (one)

Nomenclature references (20)

Amyot, C.J.-B. (1847a) Rhynchotes. Ordre deuxième Homoptères. Homoptera. Latr. Entomologie française. Rhynchotes. Méthode mononymique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (2 série), 5, 143–238.
Becker, A.K. (1869a) Reise nach Derbent. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des amis des sciences naturelles. Moscou., 42, 171–197.
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Codina, A. (1920a) Lista inédita de Homópteros (Hemípteros) de Cataluña. Bol. Soc. Entomol. España., 1, 100–104.

Cook, M.T. (1936b) First supplement to The index of vectors of virus diseases of plants. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 20, 729–739.

Ferrari, P.M. (1882a) Cicadaria Agri Ligustici. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 18, 75–165.

Gillanders, A.T. (1898a) The Hemiptera- Homoptera. Transactions and Annual Report. Manchester Microscopical Society, 1897, 28–41.

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

Harrington, W.H. (1892a) Fauna Ottawaensis. Hemiptera. The Ottawa Naturalist, 6, 25–32.

Horváth, G. (1871a) I. Adatok a hazai félröpüek ismeretéhez. Mathematikai és Természettudományi Közlemények, 8, 1–14.

Hutton, F.W. (1904a) Suborder Homoptera. In Index faunae Novae Zealandiae. Dulau. London. pp. 224–225. [viii + 344 pp.]

International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (1961e) Opinion 590. Aphrophora Germar, 1821 (Insecta, Hemipera): designation under the plenary powers of a type-species in harmony with accustomed usage. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 18, 109–111.

International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (2006a) Opinion 2165 (Case 3327) Amyot, Méthode mononymique (1845-1847): correction to Opinion 686. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 63(4), 284–285.

Metcalf, Z.P. (1962f) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 3. Aphrophoridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VII + 600 p.

Moore, G.A. (1950a) Catalogue des Hémiptères de la Province de Québec. Nat. Canadien., 77, 233–271.

Nagaoka, N. (1938a) Insect-Fauna of Mt. Myoko in western Korea. The Entomological World, 6, 22–29.

Nowicki, M.S. (1870a) Dodatek do wykazu pluskwiaków (Rhynchota F.). Sprawozdanie Komisyi Fizyjograficznéj. Cracow., 4, 237–240.

Stål, C. (1864a) Hemiptera mexicana enumeravit speciesque novas descripsit. (Continuatio). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 25, 49–86.

Tishechkin, D.Y. (2012c) Two new species of the genus Philaenus (Homoptera, Aphrophoridae) from Iran. [Два новых вида пенниц рода Philaenus (Homoptera, Aphrophoridae) из Ирана]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 91(9), 1058–1061. [in Russian; translated into English in Entomological Review, Washington, 2013, 93(1), 73-76]

Uyttenboogaart, D.L. (1918a) Verslag van het Biologisch onderzoek van de Maas en hare oevers ingesteld ingevolge opdracht van het Natuurhistorisch Genootschap in Limburg. Jaarb. Nat. Gen. Limburg., 1918, 93–112.
Van Duzee, E.P. (1917b) Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. Technical Bulletin. University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station. Entomology. Berkeley, 2, 1–902.

Stats

	Names
Rank	Total	Valid	Invalid
genus	16	1	15
species	407	23	384