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Habitus, dorsal view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Chloronana chiriquensis (Fowler, 1903) now Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Habitus [Chloronana chiriquensis], dorsal view. (Observation).
Pygofer, ventral view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Male: apex of pygofer, ventral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Male: subgenital plate, ventral view. (Observation).
Sternite VII (female) on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Female: sternite VII, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Male: style, ventral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Male: aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, posterior view on Chloronana olivacea (Spångberg, 1881): Male: aedeagus, posterior view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (8)

  • Gypona olivacea Spångberg, 1881a: 24. (valid in Metcalf, 1962b: 100)

    Holotype; adult, male; c807d3ee-3b9f-40af-a7d8-ccc69fbd6f28; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NHMW); N. Amer. Coll. Signoret.

  • Gypona chiriquensis Fowler, 1903a: 298.

    Syntypes; female, adult; 56ef60f2-d9a6-4deb-bbf1-f6f4696e7285; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion).

  • Gyponana (Gyponana) olivacea (Spångberg, 1881) in Oman, 1949a: 46.
  • Gypona chiriquensis Fowler, 1903 (subjective synonym of Gypona olivacea Spångberg, 1881) in DeLong & Freytag, 1964b: 504.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Spångberg, J. (1881a) Species novas vel minus cognitas Gyponae generis Homopterum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 1, 23–38.
  • Fowler, W.W. (1903a) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 293–300 + pl. 20. [xii + 339 pp. + 21 pls.]
  • Gibson, E.H. (1919a) A review of the leafhoppers of the genus Gypona north of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 56, 87–100.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Osborn, H. (1938a) Art. II. Neotropical Homoptera of the Carnegie Museum. Part 7. Report on the species of the subfamily Gyponinae. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 27, 11–62 + pls. 19–26.
  • Oman, P.W. (1949a) The Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). A generic classification and check list. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 3, 1–253.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1962b) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 3. Gyponidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, 229 pp.
  • DeLong, D.M. & Freytag, P.H. (1964b) Studies of the Gyponinae: A new genus — Chloronana (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 57, 503–511.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: olive-colored

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1045