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subgenus

Sanctanus (Sanctanus) Ball, 1932

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Sanctanus Ball, 1932a: 10.

    type species by original designation Jassus [sic] sanctus Say, 1831

  • Sanctanus (Sanctanus) Ball, 1932 in DeLong & Hershberger, 1946a: 208.
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  • Sanctonus [sic] Ball, 1932 (misspelling of Sanctanus Ball, 1932) in Linsley & Usinger, 1966a: 138.
  • Sanctanus Ball, 1932 (classified as Deltocephalina Fieber, 1869) in Hamilton, 1975b: 489.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Ball, E.D. (1932a) New genera and species of leafhoppers related to Scaphoideus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 22(1), 9–19.
  • DeLong, D.M. & Hershberger, R.Y. (1946a) The genus Sanctanus in North America including the Mexican species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 39, 207–224.
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  • 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.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1959b) Revision of the Neotropical Deltocephalinae and some related subfamilies (Homoptera). Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae 'Vanamo', 20(1), 1–370.
  • Linsley, E.G. & Usinger, R.L. (1966a) Insects of the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 33, 113–196.

Type

type species by original designation of Sanctanus (Sanctanus) Ball, 1932

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Jassus sanctus Say, 1830; from Latin: sanctus (sacred) + -anus (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.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
subgenus1034
species701017