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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Genus

Conversana DeLong, 1967

Habitus, dorsal view on Conversana DeLong, 1967: Conversana angustata, dorsal habitus (AMNH). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Conversana DeLong, 1967: Conversana angustata, dorsal habitus (AMNH). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Conversana DeLong, 1967: Conversana reversa, dorsal habitus (OSUC). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Conversana DeLong, 1967: Conversana reversa, dorsal habitus (OSUC). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Conversana DeLong, 1967: Conversana angustata, lateral habitus (AMNH). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Conversana DeLong, 1967e: 266.

    type species by original designation Conversana reversa DeLong, 1967

  • Conversana DeLong, 1967 (classified as Platymetopiinae Haupt, 1929) in Zahniser, Dietrich, Cao, Dmitriev & Pinedo-Escatel, 2026: 26.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • DeLong, D.M. (1967e) Studies of the Mexican Deltocephalinae: A new genus, Conversana and three new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 69(3), 266–269.
  • Zahniser, J.N., Dietrich, C.H., Cao, Y.-H., Dmitriev, D.A. & Pinedo-Escatel, J.A. (2026) New tribal placements, reinstatements and synonymies in the leafhopper subfamily Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1035, 1–51. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1035.3171

Type

type species by original designation of Conversana DeLong, 1967

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: conversa (inverted, reversed) + -ana (related to)

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
Genus1001
Species3003