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genus

Cephalelus Percheron, 1832

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (11)

  • Cephalelus Percheron, 1832b: pl.48.

    type species by original monotypy Cephalelus infumatus Percheron, 1832

  • Dorydium Burmeister, 1835a: 106.

    type species by original monotypy Dorydium paradoxum Burmeister, 1835

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  • Cepaleleus [sic] Percheron, 1832 in Oman, Knight & Nielson, 1990a: 198.
  • Cepaleleus [sic] Percheron, 1832 (misspelling of Cephalelus Percheron, 1832) in Oman, Knight & Nielson, 1990a: 198.

Type

Cephalelus infumatus Percheron, 1832 type species by original monotypy of Cephalelus Percheron, 1832

Image matrix

No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: κεφαλή (head) + -lus (diminutive suffix)

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Blanchard, C.É. (1840a) Homoptères. In Histoire naturelle des Insectes Orthoptères, Nèvroptères, Hémiptères, Hyménoptères, Lépidoptères et Diptères. P. Duménil. Imprimerie de Terzuolo. Paris. Vol. 3, pp. 163–201, 9–15 pls. [672 pp. + 71 pls.]
  • Burmeister, H.C.C. (1835a) Schnabelkerfe. Rhynchota. In Handbuch der Entomologie. Gustav Reimer, Berlin. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 99–183. [1832-1855]
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  • Burmeister, H.C.C. (1839a) Ulopa, Dorydium, Cephalelus, Ledra. In Genera insectorum. Iconibus illustravit et descripsit. Bermeister et Stange. Berolini. Vol. 1, pp. pls. 3, 4, 5, 9.
  • Evans, J.W. (1947a) A natural classification of leaf-hoppers (Jassoidea, Homoptera). Part 3: Jassidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 98, 105–271.
  • Oman, P.W., Knight, W.J. & Nielson, M.W. (1990a) Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae): a bibliography, generic check-list and index to the world literature 1956-1985. CAB International Institute of Entomology, Wallingford, UK. (iv) + 368 pp.
  • Percheron, A.R. (1832b) Cephalele. Cephalelus. Percheron. Mag. Zool. 1: (1-2)., 1, 1–2.
  • Poulton, E.B. (1934a) The procryptic resemblance of a New Zealand leafhopper to its food-plant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 9, 83.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1056
species190221