genus
Cercopis Fabricius, 1775
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (38)
- Cercopis Fabricius, 1775a: 688. (Official List of Generic Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1954: 109)
type species by subsequent designation Cicada sanguinolenta Scopoli, 1763 in Latreille, 1810a: 434
- Cercops [sic] Fabricius, 1775 in Dufour, 1833a: 228.
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- Ceropis [sic] Fabricius, 1775 (misspelling of Cercopis Fabricius, 1775) in Metcalf, 1961a: 457.
- Cerpopis [sic] Fabricius, 1775 (misspelling of Cercopis Fabricius, 1775) in Metcalf, 1961a: 587.
Nomenclature references (22)
- Amyot, C.J.-B. & Audinet-Serville, J.G. (1843a) Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris, lxxvi + 676 pp. + 12 pls.
- Bellier de la Chavignerie, J.B.E. & Signoret, V.A. (1861a) Hémiptères de Sicile recueillis par M. E. Bellier de la Chavignerie et nommés par M. le Dr. Signoret. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (3 série), 8(4), 738–740. [1860]
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- Stål, C. (1864) Hemiptera mexicana enumeravit speciesque novas descripsit. (Continuatio). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 25, 49–86.
- Walker, F. (1852a) Supplement. In List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London, Edward Newman. Vol. 4, pp. 1119–1188.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Greek: κερκώπη (long-tailed, little-cicada); or after Cercopes (Greek: Κέρκωπες), in Greek mythology, mischievous forest creatures + -ις (feminine adjectival suffix)
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| species | 15 | 17 | 110 | 142 |