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Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931)

Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Dorsal. Female. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Dorsal. Female. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Lateral. Female. (Observation).
Other: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Labels. Labels for specimen used for dorsal, lateral and face view. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Head/Face. Female. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): head, dorsally. (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): head, dorsally. (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): genital capsule, ventrally. (Observation).
Forewing: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): forewing. (Observation).
Stylus: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931): female pygofer, ventrally. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Cicadula major Dorst, 1931a: 43.
  • Davisonia major (Dorst, 1931) in Dorst, 1937a: 4.
  • Macrosteles (Davisonia) major (Dorst, 1931) in Medler, 1943a: 117.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Dorst, H.E. (1931a) Studies on the genus Cicadula (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 4, 39–48.
  • Dorst, H.E. (1937a) A revision of the leafhoppers of the Macrosteles group (Cicadula of authors) in America north of Mexico. Miscellaneous Publication of the United States Department of Agriculture, 271, 1–24.
  • Medler, J.T. (1943a) The leafhoppers of Minnesota. Homoptera: Cicadellidae. Technical Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, 155, 1–196 + 9 pls. [1942]
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: greater, larger, superior person

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
species1023