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genus

Athysanus Burmeister, 1838

Habitus, dorsal view: Athysanus argentarius, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: Athysanus argentarius, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: Athysanus argentarius, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: Athysanus argentarius, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: Athysanus argentarius, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: Athysanus argentarius, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: Athysanus argentarius, valve and subgenital plates, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: Athysanus argentarius, face (INHS). (Observation).
Head: Athysanus argentarius, face. (Observation).
Head: Athysanus argentarius, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: Athysanus argentarius, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: Athysanus argentarius, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: Athysanus argentarius, connective and stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: Athysanus argentarius, connective, styles, and aedeagus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Hind wing: Athysanus argentarius, hindwing (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: Athysanus argentarius, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: Athysanus argentarius, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (34)

  • Jassus [sic] (Athysanus) Burmeister, 1838b: pl.14.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada argentata Fabricius, 1794 in Scott, 1875h: 93

  • Athysanus Burmeister, 1838 in Herrich-Schäffer, 1840a: 381.
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  • Attsanus [sic] Burmeister, 1838 (misspelling of Jassus [sic] (Athysanus) Burmeister, 1838) in Oman, Knight & Nielson, 1990a: 193.
  • Jassus [sic] (Athysanus) Burmeister, 1838 (classified as Athysanina Van Duzee, 1892) in Dmitriev, 2006b

Type

Cicada argentata Fabricius, 1794 type species by subsequent designation of Athysanus Burmeister, 1838

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ἀ- (without) + θύσανος (tassel, fimbria)

Nomenclature references (21)

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  • Boheman, C.H. (1847b) Nya Svenska Homoptera. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 3, 23–67.
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  • Burmeister, H.C.C. (1838b) Selenocephalus, Coelidia, Eupelix, Jassus. In Genera quaedam insectorum. Iconibus illustravit et descripsit. Sumtibus A. Burmeister, Berlin. . Vol. 1, pp. pls: 6, 12, 14, 15.
  • China, W.E. (1938c) Die Arthropodenfauna von Madeira nach den Ergebnissen der Reise von Prof. Dr. O. Lundblad Juli - August 1935. III. Terrestrial Hemiptera (Hemiptera and Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha). Arkiv för Zoologi. Utgifvet af K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien, 30(2), 1–68.
  • Dmitriev, D.A. (2006b) Larvae of leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) of European Russia and adjacent territories. IV. Tribe Athysanini. [Личинки цикадовых подсем. Deltocephalinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) Европейской части России и сопредельных территорий. IV. Триба Athysanini]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 85(1), 75–121. [in Russian; translated into English in Entomological Review, Washington, 86(1), 11–48]
  • Edwards, J. (1888d) II. A synopsis of British Homoptera-Cicadina. Part II. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1888, 13–108.
  • Haupt, H. (1927a) Homoptera Palestinae I. Bulletin. The Zionist Organization. Institute of Agriculture and Natural History. Agricultural Experiment Station, 8, 5–43.
  • Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1840a) Fauna Ratisbonnensis, oder Ubersicht der in der Gegend um Regensbug einheimischen Thiere. viii + 478 pp. [Zunft III. Cicadina.." In Animalia articulata. Classis I. Insecta: 378-385]
  • Krieghoff, A. (1894a) Verzeichnis der bis jetzt von A. Krieghoff in Thuringen gefundenen und beobachteten Wanzen, Cikaden und Pflanzenlause. Thuringen. Ein geographisches Handbuch von Dr. Fritz Regel. 2 (1): 282-291.
  • Marshall, T.A. (1867d) An essay towards a knowledge of British Homoptera (continued). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 3, 265–270.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1967a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 10. Euscelidae. Section I. Washington, D.C.: USDA. V + 1077 p.
  • Neunzig, H.H. & Gyrisco, G.G. (1955a) Some insects injurious to birdsfoot trefoil in New york. Journal of Economic Entomology, 48, 447–450.
  • Oman, P.W., Knight, W.J. & Nielson, M.W. (1990a) Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae): a bibliography, generic check-list and index to the world literature 1956-1985. CAB International Institute of Entomology, Wallingford, UK. (iv) + 368 pp.
  • Osborn, H. & Ball, E.D. (1902a) A review of the North American species of Athysanus (Jassidae). The Ohio Naturalist, 2, 231–256.
  • Osborn, H. (1893g) Additions and corrections to Catalogue of Hemiptera. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 1(3), 103–104.
  • Osborn, H. (1899a) Notes on the Hemptera of northwestern Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 6, 36–39.
  • Scott, J. (1875h) On certain British Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Revision of the genus Athysanus, and descriptions of species.). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 12, 93–96.
  • Signoret, V.A. (1859a) Hémiptères. In Nouveau guide de l'amateur d'insectes; comprenant les généralités sur leur division en ordres. L'indication des ustensiles et les meilleurs procédés pour leur faire la chasse, les époques, et les conditions les plus favorables à cette chasse. La manière de les preparer et des les conserver en collections. Par plusieurs members de la Société Entomologique de France. . . pp. 1–3, 45–59.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1889b) Hemiptera from Muskoka Lake District. The Canadian Entomologist, 21, 1–11.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1914c) Nomenclatural and critical notes on Hemiptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 46, 377–389.
  • Westwood, J.O. (1840b) Synopsis of the genera of British insects. Order X. Homoptera. In An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London. . pp. 115–117. [xi + 587 + 158 pp.]

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