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Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, nymph, dorsally. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, face (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, subgenital plates, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Forewing: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, forewing. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, connective and stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Hind wing: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, hindwing. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, 2nd valvulae (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, 1st valvula dorsal sculpturing (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Penthimia Germar, 1821: Penthimia americana, 1st valvula (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (14)

  • Penthimia Germar, 1821a: 46.

    type species by original monotypy Cercopis atra Fabricius, 1794

  • Cercopis (Penthimia) Germar, 1821 in Comte, 1840a: pl.68.
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  • Penthimiia [sic] Germar, 1821 in Evans, 1955a: 34.
  • Penthimiia [sic] Germar, 1821 (misspelling of Penthimia Germar, 1821) in Evans, 1955a: 34.

Type

type species by original monotypy of

Image matrix

No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: πένθιμος (gloomy, mournful, lugubrious) + -ία (noun suffix)

Nomenclature references (8)

  • Ball, E.D. (1920a) A review of the species of the genus Gypona occurring in North America, north of Mexico (Homoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 13, 83–100.
  • Comte, J.A. (1840a) Règne animal disposé en tableaux méthodiques. Fortin Masson et C'ie. Paris, 91 pp.
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  • Evans, J.W. (1955a) Cicadellidae (Hemiptera Homoptera). Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba, mission G.F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949), 37, 1–44.
  • Ferrari, P.M. (1892a) Res Ligusticae XIX. Elenco dei Rincoti Ligustici (Emitteri e Cicadarii) fin'ora osservati. Annali del Museo civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. (Ser. 2), 12, 549–576.
  • Germar, E.F. (1821a) Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie, 4, 1–106.
  • Gimmerthal, B.A. (1846a) Zur Fauna der Ostseeprovinzen. Die Cicaden oder Zirpen. Correspondenzblatt des Naturforschenden Vereins zu Riga, 1, 26–27.
  • Haupt, H. (1912a) Neurs und Kritisches über Arten und Varietäten einheimischer Homoptera. Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 56, 177–196. [1911]
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1906d) On the nomenclature of the genera of the Hemiptera. Entomology., 39, 253–257.

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
genus1078
species83097180