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Genus

Acostemma Signoret, 1860

Habitus, dorsal view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, male, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, male, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma sp., dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, male, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Head on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma sp., face (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, subgenital plates, valve and pygofer, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Stylus on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, stylus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, aedeagus laterally, fused to connective (INHS). (Observation).
Connective on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma sp., connective and styles ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, connective, stylus, and aedeagus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, connective and stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, female, sternite VII, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, 1st valvula dorsal sculpturing (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, 1st valvula (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Acostemma Signoret, 1860: Acostemma stilleri, 2nd valvula (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Acostemma Signoret, 1860a: 204.

    type species by subsequent designation Acostemma marginalis Signoret, 1860 in Signoret, 1860a

  • Acropona Melichar, 1903b: 168.

    type species by original designation Gypona prasina Walker, 1858

  • Acropona Melichar, 1903 (subjective synonym of Acostemma Signoret, 1860) in Evans, 1954a: 115.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Evans, J.W. (1954a) Les Cicadellidae de Madagascar (Homopteres). Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar, Série E Entomologie, 4, 87–137.
  • Melichar, L. (1903b) Homopteren-Fauna von Ceylon. In Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. pp. i-iv, 1-248. Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. iv + 248 pp. + 6 pls.
  • Signoret, V.A. (1860a) Faune des Hémiptères de Madagascar. 1re parite. Homoptères. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (3 série), 8(1), 177–206.

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Acostemma Signoret, 1860

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ἀκή (point, sharp) + στέμμα (crown, ocellus)

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1012
Species1201426