subgenus
Gypona (Gypona) Germar, 1821
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (11)
- Gypona Germar, 1821a: 73.
type species by original monotypy Cercopis glauca Fabricius, 1803
- Cercopis (Gypona) Germar, 1821 in Comte, 1840a: pl.68.
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- Cyona [sic] Germar, 1821 (misspelling of Gypona Germar, 1821) in Metcalf, 1962b: 221.
- Cypona [sic] Germar, 1821 (misspelling of Gypona Germar, 1821) in Metcalf, 1962b: 221.
Type
Cercopis glauca Fabricius, 1803 type species by original monotypy of Gypona (Gypona) Germar, 1821
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Greek: γύπωνες (a dancer at Sparta) or γύρος (round, rim) + -ona (related to)
Nomenclature references (6)
- 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.
- Brodie, W. & White, J.E. (1883a) Check list of insects of the Dominion of Canada. C. Blackett Robinson. Toronto, 67 pp.
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- Metcalf, Z.P. (1962b) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 3. Gyponidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, 229 pp.
- Smith, J.B. (1890) Sub-order Homoptera in Catalogue of insects found in New Jersey. In Geological Survey of New Jersey. Final report of the State Geologist. Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 436–447. [486 pp.]
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| subgenus | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| species | 86 | 0 | 55 | 141 |