World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
subtribe

Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872

Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, female, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, female, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla sp., face (MNHN). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama sp., face (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, face (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Selenocephalus planus, face (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, connective, stylus and pseudostyles (=processes), ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, connective, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, connective, stylus, and aedeagus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, connective, stylus, and aedeagus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Dwightlina McKamey, 2003: Dwightla delongi, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama amalthusia, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, segment X, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama sp., 1st valvula (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama sp., 2nd valvula (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Adamina Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983: Adama sp., 1st valvula dorsal sculpturing (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Ianeirina Linnavuori, 1978: Abimwa knighti, sternite VII (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872: Gannia viraktamathi, female sternite VII, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (25)

  • Selenocephalidae Fieber, 1872a: 10.

    type genus Selenocephalus Germar, 1833

  • Selenocephalaria Fieber, 1872 in Distant, 1908g: 290.
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  • Dwightlini McKamey, 2003 (subjective synonym of Selenocephalidae Fieber, 1872) in Zahniser, Dietrich, Cao, Dmitriev & Pinedo-Escatel, 2026: 31.
  • Ianeirini Linnavuori, 1978 (subjective synonym of Selenocephalidae Fieber, 1872) in Zahniser, Dietrich, Cao, Dmitriev & Pinedo-Escatel, 2026: 31.

Type

Selenocephalus Germar, 1833 type genus of Selenocephalina Fieber, 1872

Nomenclature references (10)

  • Distant, W.L. (1908g) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 pp.]
  • Fieber, F.X. (1872a) Katalog der europäischen Cicadinen, nach Originalien mit Benützung der neuesten Literatur. Carl Gerold's Sohn. Wein, iv + 19 pp.
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  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1983c) Classification, morphology and phylogeny of the family Cicadellidae (Rhynchota: Homoptera). In W.J. Knight, N.C. Pant, T.S. Robertson, & M.R. Wilson (Eds.). Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Biotaxonomy, Classification and Biology of Leafhoppers and Planthoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) of Economic Importance. London, 4-7 October 1982. Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London. pp. 15–37. [500 pp.]
  • Haupt, H. (1929c) Neueinteilung der Homoptera-Cicadina nach phylogenetisch zu wertended Merkmalen. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere, 58, 173–286.
  • Haupt, H. (1935a) Unterordnung: Gleichflügler, Homóptera. In Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas. Ein Handbuch zu ihrer Bestimmung als Grundlage für faunistisch-zoogeographische Arbeiten. Unter Mitwirkung hervorragender Fachleute herausgegeben von P. Brohmer, P. Ehrmann und G. Ulmer. Vol. 4, Issue 3, pp. 115–221.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. & Al-Ne'amy, K.T. (1983a) Revision of the African Cicadellidae (subfamily Selenocephalinae) (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 168, 1–105.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1978a) Revision of the African Cicadellidae: Subfamilies Nioniinae, Signoretiinae and Drabescinae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha). Annales Entomologici Fennici, 44(2), 33–48.
  • McKamey, S.H. (2003b) Some new generic names in the Cicadellidae (Hemiptera: Deltocephalinae, Selenocephalinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105(2), 447–451.
  • Zahniser, J.N. & Dietrich, C.H. (2013a) A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 45, 1–211. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.45
  • Zahniser, J.N., Dietrich, C.H., Cao, Y.-H., Dmitriev, D.A. & Pinedo-Escatel, J.A. (2026) New tribal placements, reinstatements and synonymies in the leafhopper subfamily Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1035, 1–51. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1035.3171

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
subtribe101112
genus2301639
subgenus4026
species2280106334
subspecies402024