World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
genus

Selenocephalus Germar, 1833

Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Head: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, face (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Connective: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, connective, styles, and aedeagus, ventrallly. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Selenocephalus Germar, 1833: Selenocephalus planus, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (18)

  • Selenocephalus Germar, 1833a: 180.

    type species by original monotypy Jassus [sic] obsoletus Germar, 1817

  • Solenocephalus [sic] Germar, 1833 in Desmarest, 1859a: 196.
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  • Levantotettix Lindberg, 1953a: 113.

    type species by original designation Levantotettix striatus Lindberg, 1953

  • Levantotettix Lindberg, 1953 (subjective synonym of Selenocephalus Germar, 1833) in Linnavuori, 1962a: 50.

Type

Jassus [sic] obsoletus Germar, 1817 type species by original monotypy of Selenocephalus Germar, 1833

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: σελήνη (moon) + κεφαλή (head)

Nomenclature references (10)

  • Acha, M.A. (1903a) Excursion del dia 27 de Octubre de 1903. Boletin de la Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales. Zaragoza, Spain, 2, 269–273.
  • Desmarest, E.A.S.L. (1859a) Annelés-Hémiptères. [Quatrième Famille-Fulgoriens. Cinquième Famille-Cicadiens]. In Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle. Vol. 6, pp. 195–203.
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  • Germar, E.F. (1833a) Conspectus generum Cicadariarum. Revue Entomologique, publiée par Gustave Silbermann, 1, 174–184.
  • Ivanov, S.P. (1928b) Verzeichnis der Homoptera-Auchenorrhyncha des Gouvernements Kiew. Travaux du Musée Zoologique, Kiev, 1928(5), 489–504.
  • Lindberg, H. (1953a) Bemerkungen uber Arten der Jassiden Gattung Selenocephalus Germ sowie BeschreibungeinerNeuen nahestenden Gattung Levantotettix. Levantotettix. Notulae Entomologicae, 33, 109–114.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1962a) Hemiptera of Israel. III. Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae 'Vanamo', 24(3), 1–108.
  • Marshall, T.A. (1866b) An essay towards a knowledge of British Homoptera (continued). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 2, 197–199.
  • Matsumura, S. (1898b) Japanese entomology. Shokabo, Meiji 33. Tokyo, 220 pp. + 1 pl. [in Japanese]
  • Maxwell-Lefroy, H. (1923a) Suborder II. Homoptera. In Manual of entomology: with special reference to economic entomology. E. Arnold. London. pp. 256–264. [xvi + 541 pp.]
  • Onuki, S. (1901a) Study of the Homoptera injurious to the rice fields. Special Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Nishigahara. Tokio, 10, 1–74 + pls. 1–14. [in Japanese]

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
genus10910
species3702865
subspecies202022