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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Sphenoclypeana major (Nast, 1951)

This name is not valid/accepted. The valid name is Sphenoclypeana parana (Distant, 1909).
Habitus, lateral view on Sphenoclypeana major (Nast, 1951) now Sphenoclypeana parana (Distant, 1909): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Sphenoclypeana major (Nast, 1951) now Sphenoclypeana parana (Distant, 1909): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Guarania parana var. major Nast, 1951c: 60.
  • Tomaspis (Tomaspis) parana var. distanti Lallemand, 1912 (replaced by Guarania parana var. major Nast, 1951) in Nast, 1951c: 60.
  • Sphenoclypeana parana major (Nast, 1951) in Metcalf, 1961a: 127.
  • Guarania parana var. major Nast, 1951 (subjective synonym of Tomaspis parana Distant, 1909) in Paladini, Carvalho & Cavichioli, 2010a: 32.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Nast, J. (1951c) Studies on Neotropical Cercopinae (Homoptera, Cercopidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, 20, 55–74. [1950]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1961a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 2. Cercopidae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VII + 607 pp.
  • Paladini, A., Carvalho, G.S. & Cavichioli, R.R. (2010a) Taxonomic review of Sphenoclypeana and cladistic analysis of Ischnorhinini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Tomaspidinae). Zootaxa, 2502, 24–36.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: greater, larger, superior person

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species0011