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Habitus, dorsal view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Lateral. (Observation).
Head on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Face/Head. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Forewing on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: forewing. (Observation).
Hind wing on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: forewing. (Observation).
Other on Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952: Labels. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Cicadulina tortilla Caldwell, 1952 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1952a: 78.

    Holotype; male; eac00a3b-417c-47ae-b17a-6cb416d7bbfe; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Río Piedras, Nov. 20, 1947, Caldwell and Martorell

  • Cicadulina bicuspidata Ruppel, 1965a: 421. (nomen nudum: citation of unavailable name)
  • Cicadulina bicuspidata Ruppel, 1965 (unavailable, linked to Cicadulina tortilla Caldwell, 1952) in Ruppel, 1965a: 421.
  • Cicadulina (Cicadulina) tortilla Caldwell, 1952 in Webb, 1987b: 707.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Caldwell, J.S. & Martorell, L.F. (1952a) Review of the Auchenorynchous Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part I. Cicadellidae. The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, 34(1), 1–132, i-viii. [1950]
  • Ruppel, R.F. (1965a) A review of the genus Cicadulina (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Publications of the Museum of Michigan State University, Biological Series, 2(8), 385–428.
  • Webb, M.D. (1987b) Species recognition in Cicadulina leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vectors of pathogens of Gramineae. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 77(4), 683–712.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Spanish: tortilla (round flatbread)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023