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genus

Cosmoscarta Stål, 1869

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (14)

  • Cosmoscarta Stål, 1869a: 11.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada heros Fabricius, 1803 in Distant, 1908g: 128

  • Cosmocarta [sic] Stål, 1869 in Butler, 1874b: 256.
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  • Kanoscarta Matsumura, 1940 (subjective synonym of Cosmoscarta Stål, 1869) in Liang, 2001e: 319.
  • Okiscarta Matsumura, 1940 (subjective synonym of Cosmoscarta Stål, 1869) in Liang, 2001e: 319.

Type

Cicada heros Fabricius, 1803 type species by subsequent designation of Cosmoscarta Stål, 1869

Image matrix

No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: κόσμος (ornament, decoration) + σκάρτος (fiddler)

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Butler, A.G. (1874b) Revision of the homopterous genera Cosmoscarta and Phymatostetha, with description of new species. Cistula Entomologica, 1, 245–270 + pl. VIII.
  • 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.]
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  • 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.
  • Kirby, W.F. (1891a) Catalogue of the described Hemiptera Heteroptera and Homoptera of Ceylon, based on the collection formed (chiefly at Pundaloya) by Mr. E. Ernest Green. The Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology, 24, 72–176.
  • Lallemand, V. & Synave, H. (1961a) Revision des Cercopinae (Hemiptera Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Mémoires. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 66, 1–153. [in French]
  • Liang, A.-P. (2001e) Nomenclatural changes in the Oriental Cercopidae (Homoptera). Journal of Entomological Science, 36(3), 318–324.
  • Matsumura, S. (1940a) New species and genera of Cercopidae in Japan, Korea and Formosa with a list of the known species. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 45(2), 35–82.
  • Schmidt, E. (1920a) Neue Zikaden von den Philippinen, Sumatra und Java. (Rhynchota-Homoptera). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 81, 43–56.
  • Stål, C. (1869a) Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 2. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 8(1), 1–130.

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
genus1056
species920191283
subspecies803947