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genus

Flexamia DeLong, 1926

Flexamia reflexa, forewing. Depicts Forewing, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, forewing. Depicts Forewing, an Observation.
Flexamia reflexa, forewing. Depicts Forewing, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, forewing. Depicts Forewing, an Observation.
Flexamia reflexa, face. Depicts Head, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, face. Depicts Head, an Observation.
Flexamia reflexa, hindwing. Depicts Hind wing, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, hindwing. Depicts Hind wing, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, hindwing. Depicts Hind wing, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, hindwing. Depicts Hind wing, an Observation.
Flexamia reflexa, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. Depicts Head, an Observation.;Flexamia reflexa, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. Depicts Head, an Observation.

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (8)

  • Deltocephalus (Flexamia) DeLong, 1926d: 22. (valid)

    type species by original designation Deltocephalus reflexus Osborn & Ball, 1897

  • Flexamius [sic] DeLong, 1926 in DeLong & Sleesman, 1929a: 82.
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  • Deltocephalus (Flexamia) DeLong, 1926 (subjective synonym of Acurhinus Osborn, 1920) in Linnavuori, 1959b: 89.
  • Deltocephalus (Flexamia) DeLong, 1926 (classified as Paralimnini Distant, 1908) in Kamitani, 1999a: 80.

Type

Deltocephalus reflexus Osborn & Ball, 1897 type species by original designation of Flexamia DeLong, 1926

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: flexus (bending) + Greek: ένας, μια (one)

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Ball, E.D. (1931d) Some new North American genera and species in the group formerly called Platymetopius (Rhynchota, Homoptera). The Canadian Entomologist, 63, 216–222.
  • DeLong, D.M. & Sleesman, J.P. (1929a) New genera and subgenera form the genus Deltocephalus. A study of the internal male genitalia of the American species and their bearing upon taxonomy. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 22, 81–114.
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  • 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.
  • Kamitani, S. (1999a) The phylogeny of the genera in the tribes Deltocephalini, Paralimnini, and their allies (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). Esakia, 39, 65–108.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1959b) Revision of the Neotropical Deltocephalinae and some related subfamilies (Homoptera). Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae 'Vanamo', 20(1), 1–370.
  • Wene, G.P. & Dominick, C.B. (1941a) A checklist of the Cicadellidae at Chatham, Virginia, with thirteen new records for the State. Virginia J. Sci., 2, 122–123.

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Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus413
species1064363