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Genus

Ledra Fabricius, 1803

Habitus, dorsal view on Ledra Fabricius, 1803: Ledra aurita. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Ledra Fabricius, 1803: Ledra aurita. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (9)

  • Ledra Fabricius, 1803a: 24. (Official List of Generic Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1954b: 212)

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada aurita Linnaeus, 1758 in Latreille, 1810b: 434

  • Dedra [sic] Fabricius, 1803 in Latreille, 1809a: 215.
  • Leda [sic] Fabricius, 1803 in Metcalf, 1962d: 141.
  • Leda [sic] Fabricius, 1803 (misspelling of Ledra Fabricius, 1803) in Metcalf, 1962d: 141.

Nomenclature references (8)

  • Fabricius, J.C. (1803a) Rhyngota. In Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C. Reichard. Brunsvigae. pp. 1–101, 315. [316 + 21 (index) pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11644
  • Latreille, P.A. (1809a) Insectes de l'Amérique equinoxiale, recueillis pendant le voyage de MM. de Humboldt et Bonpland. In Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan Atlantique, dans l'intérieur du nouveau continent et dans la mer du sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, et 1803; par Al. de Humboldt et A. Bonpland. F. Schoell & G. Dufour, Paris. Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 197–252. [1811]
  • Latreille, P.A. (1810b) Table des genres avec l'indication de l'espèce qui leur sert de type. In Considérations générales sur l’ordre naturel des animaux composant les classes des crustacés, des arachnides, et des insectes; avec un tableau méthodique de leurs genres, disposés en familles. F. Schoell, Paris. pp. 421–444. [444 pp.]
  • Rafinesque, C.S. (1815a) Analyse de la nature ou tableau de l’univers et des corps organisés. Palerme, 224 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106607
  • Hansen, H.J. (1903b) On the morphology and classification of the auchenorrhynchous Homoptera. (Translated by G. W. Kirkaldy.). Entomologist, 36, 64–67.
  • Sherborn, C.D. (1927c) Index Laminella-Lyzzia. In Index animalium sive index nominum quae ab A.D. MDCCLVIII generibus et speciebus animalium imposita sunt. By order of Trustees of the British Museum. London. Vol. 14, pp. 3393–3746.
  • International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (1954b) Opinion 299. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Tettigonia and Acrida in the Order Orthoptera (Class Insecta) as from Linnaeus, 1758 (Ruling supplementary to the Ruling given in "Opinion" 124). The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 8(16), 209–236.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1962d) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 4. Ledridae. Washington, D.C., USDA, 147 pp.

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Ledra Fabricius, 1803

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Ledra (Greek: Λήδρα), an ancient city-kyngdom located in the centre of Cyprus where the capital city of Nicosia is today

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1045
Species4503277