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Genus

Poliona Emeljanov, 1972

Habitus, dorsal view on Poliona Emeljanov, 1972: Poliona tumidifrons, dorsally (ZIN). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Poliona Emeljanov, 1972: Poliona tumidifrons, dorsally (ZIN). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Poliona Emeljanov, 1972: Poliona tumidifrons, laterally (ZIN). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (11)

  • Neophlepsius Dubovsky, 1966a: 173.

    type species by original designation Neophlepsius concinnus Dubovsky, 1966

  • Neophlepsius Dubovsky, 1966 (homonym of Neophlepsius Linnavuori, 1955)
  • Poliona Emeljanov, 1972 (classified as Athysanini Van Duzee, 1892) in Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013a: 43.
  • Poliona Emeljanov, 1972 (incertae sedis in Scaphoideini Oman, 1943) in Zahniser, Dietrich, Cao, Dmitriev & Pinedo-Escatel, 2026: 27.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1955b) Contributions to the Neotropical leafhopper fauna of the family Cicadellidae IV. (Continued.). Annales Entomologici Fennici, 21(3), 113–129.
  • Dubovsky, G.K. (1966a) Cicadina (Auchenorrhyncha) of the Fergana Valley. [Цикадовые (Auchnorrhyncha) Ферганской долины]. Uzbekistan SSR, Tashkent: "FAN". 256 p. (In Russian). [in Russian]
  • Emeljanov, A.F. (1972a) New Palaearctic leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) [Новые палеарктические цикадки подсемейства Deltocephalinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 51(1), 102–111. [in Russian; translated into English in Entomological Review, Washington, 51(1): 63-68]
  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1975b) Review of the tribal classification of the leafhopper subfamily Aphrodinae (Deltocephalinae of authors) of the Holarctic region (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 107, 477–498.
  • Nast, J. (1984a) Notes on some Auchenorrhyncha Homoptera. 1-5. Annales Zoologici, Warszaw, 37(13-18), 391–398.
  • Emeljanov, A.F. (1999e) A key to genera of the subfamily Deltocephalinae s. l. (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) from Kazakhstan, Middle Asia and Mongolia with description of new genera and subgenera. [Определительная таблица родов подсем. Deltocephalinae s. l. (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) Казахстана, Средней Азии и Монголии с описанием новых родов и подродов]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 78(3), 589–609. [in Russian; translated into English in Entomological Review, Washington, 79(5), 547–562]
  • 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]
  • Zahniser, J.N. & Dietrich, C.H. (2013a) A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 45, 1–211. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.45
  • 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 Poliona Emeljanov, 1972

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: πολιός (gray, bright) + -ona (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
Genus1023
Species5027