Species

Philaenus xanthaspis Berg, 1884

Descendants and synonyms

Berg, C. (1884b) Addenda et emendanda ad Hemiptera Argentina (Conclusio). Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 17, 97–118.
Lallemand, V. (1912a) Homoptera fam. Cercopidae. Genera Insectorum, 143, 1–167 + pls. 1–8.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: ξανθός (yellow) + ἀσπίς (round shield)

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