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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Colladonus balius Hamilton, 1987

Pygofer, lateral view on Colladonus balius Hamilton, 1987: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Colladonus balius Hamilton, 1987: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Colladonus balius Hamilton, 1987 in Hamilton & Langor, 1987a: 671.

    Holotype; male; No. 18615; deposited at: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC); Canada: North Mountain, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, 10 August 1983, J.E.H. and R.J. Martin, pan traps

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Hamilton, K.G.A. & Langor, D.W. (1987a) Leafhopper fauna of Newfoundland and Cape Breton islands (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 119(7-8), 663–695.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Balius (Greek: Βάλιος, "dappled") and Xanthus (Greek: Ξάνθος, "blonde"), in Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001