Species
Petalocephala cultellifera (Walker, 1857)
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (8)
- Ledra cultellifera Walker, 1857a: 98.
Syntype; female; NHMUK 010592226; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Singapore, 1858 60, various localities such as North India, Wallace
- Ledra punctifera Walker, 1858b: 249.
Holotype; female; NHMUK 013590078; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); India, West Bengal: Dhargeeling, 56 161, 1856 161, purchased from Stevens
- Petalocephala cutelliter [sic] Walker, 1857 in Pham, 2004b: 154.
- Petalocephala cutelliter [sic] Walker, 1857 (misspelling of Ledra cultellifera Walker, 1857) in Pham, 2004b: 154.
Nomenclature references (6)
- Walker, F. (1857a) Catalogue of the homopterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1, 82–100, pls. 3–4.
- Walker, F. (1858b) Supplement. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Order of Trustees, Suppl. 307 pp.
- Pham, T.H. (2004b) The composition of the cicadas-planthoppers (Homoptera - Auchenorrhyncha) in PuLuong nature reserves (Bathuoc, Thanhhoa). Sciences Workshop of Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, 152–155. [in Vietnamese]
- Viraktamath, C.A., Webb, M.D. & Yeshwanth, H.M. (2025) Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 2. Genera Digitata Wang, Li & Dai, Latycephala McKamey, Petalocephala Stål and Thlasia Germar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with description of six new species. Zootaxa, 5623(1), 1–71. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5623.1.1
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin: dagger-carrying
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |