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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
genus

Polyamia DeLong, 1926

Forewing: !! display not done !! on Polyamia DeLong, 1926: Polyamia weedi, forewing. (Observation).
Forewing: !! display not done !! on Polyamia DeLong, 1926: Polyamia weedi, forewing. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Polyamia DeLong, 1926: Polyamia weedi, face. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Polyamia DeLong, 1926: Polyamia weedi, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Deltocephalus (Polyamia) DeLong, 1926d: 46.

    type species by original designation Deltocephalus weedi Van Duzee, 1892

  • Deltocephalus (Polyamia) DeLong, 1926 (classified as Deltocephalina Fieber, 1869) in Hamilton, 1975b: 489.

Type

Deltocephalus weedi Van Duzee, 1892 type species by original designation of Polyamia DeLong, 1926

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: πολύς (many) + ένας, μια (one)

Nomenclature references (2)

  • 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.
  • 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.

Stats

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
genus1001
subgenus2057
species41085126