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Habitus, dorsal view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Dorsal. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Lateral. (Observation).
Head on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Head/Face. (Observation).
Head on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Head, prothorax. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): genital capsule, ventrally. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): female pygofer, ventrally. (Observation).
Other on Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917): Labels. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Deltocephalus luteocephalus Sanders & DeLong, 1917a: 84. (valid in Hamilton, 1997a: 348)

    Syntypes; male, female; ebb77d9f-fc3f-4b5c-92c3-f3b167b18ccc; deposited at: Ohio State University (OSU); U.S.A., Wisconsin: Madison, Lake Wingra, July 1, 1916, J.G. Sanders & D.M. DeLong

  • Deltocephalus (Flexamia) luteocephalus Sanders & DeLong, 1917 in DeLong, 1926d: 45.
  • Deltocephalus luteocephalus Sanders & DeLong, 1917 (subjective synonym of Deltocephalus bilineatus Gillette & Baker, 1895) in Beirne, 1956a: 101.
  • Cosmotettix luteocephalus (Sanders & DeLong, 1917) in Metcalf, 1967b: 2040.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Beirne, B.P. (1956a) Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of Canada and Alaska. The Canadian Entomologist, 88, 1–180.
  • DeLong, D.M. & Caldwell, J.S. (1937c) Check list of the Cicadellidae (Homoptera) of America, north of Mexico. Ohio State University, Columbus, IV + 93 pp.
  • DeLong, D.M. (1926d) A monographic study of the North American species of the genus Deltocephalus. University Studies. The Ohio State University. Contributions in zoology and entomology. 2 (13): i-x, 1-129.
  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1997a) Insects of the Yukon. Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of the Yukon: dispersal and endemism. In H.V. Danks & J.A. Downes (Eds.). Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Anthropods) Monograph. Vol. 2, pp. 337–375.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1967b) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 10. Euscelidae. Section II. Washington, D.C.: USDA, 1078–2074 pp.
  • Sanders, J.G. & DeLong, D.M. (1917a) The Cicadellidae (Jassoidea-Fam. Homoptera) of Wisconsin, with description of new species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 10, 79–95 + pls. 8–9.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: yellow + Greek (κεφαλή): head

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034