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Hecalus Stål, 1864

Habitus, dorsal view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, female, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, female, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, male, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, male, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, aedeagus laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, aedeagus caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus hamiltoni, connective and stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Forewing on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus viridis, forewing. (Observation).
Hind wing on Hecalus Stål, 1864: Hecalus viridis, hindwing. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (29)

  • Hecalus Stål, 1864b: 65.

    type species by subsequent designation Petalocephala paykulli Stål, 1854 in Distant, 1908d: 145

  • Parabolocratus Fieber, 1866a: 502.

    type species by original monotypy Parabolocratus glaucescens Fieber, 1866

  • Hiscerus [sic] Stål, 1864 in Hua, 2000a: 86.
  • Hiscerus [sic] Stål, 1864 (misspelling of Hecalus Stål, 1864) in Hua, 2000a: 86.

Nomenclature references (20)

  • Stål, C. (1864b) Hemiptera nonnulla nova vel minus cognita. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (4 série), 4(1), 47–68.
  • Fieber, F.X. (1866a) Neue Gattungen und Arten in Homoptern (Cicadina Bur.). Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 16, 497–516 + pl. VII.
  • Stål, C. (1870c) Hemiptera insularum Philippinarum. Bidrag till Philippinska öarnes Hemipter-fauna. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 27, 607–776 + pls. 7–9. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.61898
  • Osborn, H. (1898a) Additions to the list of Hemiptera of Iowa, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 5, 232–247 + pls. I-V.
  • Ball, E.D. (1900a) Notes on the Acocephalina (Homoptera-Jassidae). Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 7, 64–72.
  • Lugger, O. (1900a) Bugs (Hemiptera) injurious to our cultivated plants. Bulletin of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 69, 1–259 + I-XVI pls.
  • Ikuma, Y. (1903a) Concerning the rice leafhopper, Cicadula sexnotata, of Oshima Island. The Insect World, 7, 183–191 + pls. V-VI.
  • Distant, W.L. (1908d) Descriptions of some Rhynchota from Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 2, 436–444.
  • Distant, W.L. (1912d) Descriptions of some new Homoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 10(8), 438–446.
  • Distant, W.L. (1916a) Rhynchota - Vol. VI. Homoptera: Appendix. In A.E. Shipley & G.A.K. Marshall (Eds.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Taylor and Francis. London. Vol. 6, pp. i-vii + 1–248.
  • de Bergevin, E. (1929a) Description d'un nouveau genre et d'une nouvelle espèce d'Acocephalaria (hémiptère-homoptère) du Hoggar. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord, 20, 7–9, pl. 1.
  • Evans, J.W. (1941e) New Australian leaf-hoppers. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 65(1), 36–41.
  • Evans, J.W. (1947a) A natural classification of leaf-hoppers (Jassoidea, Homoptera). Part 3: Jassidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 98, 105–271.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1961a) Hemiptera (Homoptera): Cicadellidae. In B. Hanström (Ed.). South African Animal Life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almqvist & Wiksell, Göteborg – Stockholm – Uppsala. Vol. 8, pp. 452–486. [557 pp.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963d) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 9. Hecalidae. Washington, D.C.: USDA. 123 p.
  • Ishihara, T. (1965d) Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha. In Iconographia Insectorum. Japonicorum Colore Naturali Edita. Hokurgukan, Tokyo, Japan. Vol. 3, pp. 109–136 pp. + 55–68 pls. [in Japanese; 358 pp.]
  • Evans, J.W. (1966a) The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea). Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 12, 1–347.
  • Morrison, W.P. (1973a) A revision of the Hecalinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of the Oriental region. Pacific Insects, 15(3-4), 379–438.
  • 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.
  • Hua, L.-Z. (2000a) XVII Order Homoptera. A. Suborder Auchenorrhyncha. In Y.-L. Zhang (Ed.). List of Chinese insects. Zhongshan (Sun yat-sen) Universisty Press, Guangzhou. Vol. 1, pp. 60–100. [in Chinese; 448 pp.]

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Hecalus Stål, 1864

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ἤκαλος (peaceful, still)

Image matrix

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus101314
Species75069144
Subspecies3058