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Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838

Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, face (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, face. (Observation).
Forewing: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, forewing. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, connective, stylus, and aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, connective, stylus, and aedeagus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Hind wing: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, hindwing. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Deltocephalus Burmeister, 1838: Deltocephalus pulicaris, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (40)

  • Jassus [sic] (Deltocephalus) Burmeister, 1838b: pl.15.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada pulicaris Fallén, 1806 in Distant, 1908g: 380

  • Deltocephalas [sic] Burmeister, 1838 in Herrich-Schäffer, 1840a: 381.
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  • Deletocephalus [sic] Burmeister, 1838 in Webb & Viraktamath, 2009a: 13.
  • Deletocephalus [sic] Burmeister, 1838 (misspelling of Jassus [sic] (Deltocephalus) Burmeister, 1838) in Webb & Viraktamath, 2009a: 13.

Nomenclature references (19)

  • Anonymous (1929) [Jassidae.]. Journal of Plant Protection, 16, 285–288.
  • Barber, G.W. (1920b) A 1919 collection of Cicadellidae in the environs of Boston. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 27, 146–150.
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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.
  • DeLong, D.M. (1923a) "Family Cicadellidae." In Britton's Guide to the insects of Connecticut. Part IV. The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut. Bulletin. State of Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey, 34, 56–163.
  • DeLong, D.M. (1926d) A monographic study of the North American species of the genus Deltocephalus. University Studies. The Ohio State University. Contributions in zoology and entomology. 2 (13): i-x, 1-129.
  • Distant, W.L. (1908g) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 pp.]
  • Esaki, T. & Ito, S. (1954a) A tentative catalogue of Jassoidea of Japan, and her adjacent territories. Japan Society for Promotion of Science. Ueno Park, Tokyo, 315 pp.
  • Fattig, P.W. (1955a) The Cicadellidae or leaf hoppers of Georgia. Emory University Museum Bulletin, 11, 1–68.
  • 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]
  • Horváth, G. (1891b) Hemipterološki izlet u Primorje i na Plitvička jezera. Glasnik Hrvatskoga Naravoslovnoga Družtva. Societas Historico-Naturalis Croatica, 6, 29–49.
  • Matsumura, S. (1920a) Manual of Japanese Injurious Insects. Ed. 2, Vol. 1, 32 + 857 pp.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1967c) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 10. Euscelidae. Section III. Washington, D.C.: USDA, 2075–2695 pp.
  • Nast, J. (1987a) The Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) of Europe. Annales Zoologici, Warszaw, 40(15), 535–661.
  • 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. & Drake, C.J. (1922a) An ecological study of the Hemiptera of the Cranberry Lake Region, New york. Technical Publication of New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. Syracuse, 16, 5–24.
  • Prohaska, K. (1923a) "Hemiptera homoptera. Zikaden, Zirpen." In Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hemipteren Kärntens. Carinthia II, 113/33, 32–101.
  • Provancher, L. (1889a) Deuxième sous-ordre les Homoptères. In Petite Faune Entomologique du Canada, précédée d'un Traité elémentaire d'Entomologie. Vol. 3, pp. 207–292.
  • Webb, M.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. (2009a) Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the Deltocephalus group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 2163, 1–64.
  • 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.]

Type

type species by subsequent designation of

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: letter Δ (δέλτα, delta) + κεφαλή (head)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus102223
species4194898