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Centrotus Fabricius, 1803

Centrotus Fabricius, 1803: _Centrotus_. (Otu).
Centrotus Fabricius, 1803: _Centrotus_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (16)

  • Centrotus Fabricius, 1803a: 16.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada cornuta Linnaeus, 1758 in Curtis, 1830a

  • Centrotus (Centrotus) Fabricius, 1803 in Westwood, 1840c: 569.
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  • Paratricentrus Kato, 1928d: 115.

    type species by original designation Paratricentrus kelloggi Kato, 1928

  • Paratricentrus Kato, 1928 (subjective synonym of Centrotus Fabricius, 1803) in Funkhouser, 1951a: 195.

Nomenclature references (11)

  • Curtis, J. (1830a) Centrotus. In British entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found. Vol. VII. Part. 78. Published by the Author, London. pp. pl. 313.
  • 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
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  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1951a) Homoptera. Fam. Membracidae. In P. Wytsman (Ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles, Desmet-Verteneuil. Vol. 208, pp. 1–383. + pls. XIV. [1950-1952]
  • Kato, M. (1928d) A new membracid from China. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa, 18(95), 115–117.
  • Mayr, G.L. (1853a) Beiträge zur Insectenfauna von Siebenbürgen. Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften, 4, 141–143.
  • Oshanin, V.T. (1906a) Verzeichnis der palaearktischen Hemipteren, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Verteilung im Russischen Reiche. II. Band. Homoptera. I. Lieferung. Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk, 11, i-xvi, 1–192.
  • Spinola, M. (1852a) Insectos. Orden VII. Hemipteros. In Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno por Claudio Gay. Zoología. En Casa del autor. Paris. Vol. 7, pp. 113–320 + pl. 3. [471 pp.; species described by Blanchard are marked with X]
  • Swainson, W. & William, E. (1840a) Cicadidae. In On the history and natural arrangement of insects. [iv + 406 pp.]
  • Valdés Ragués, P. (1910a) Classification Gundlach de Hemipteros Cubanos, Conforme a los Ejemplares que Existen en el Museo del Instituto de 2a. Enseéñanza de la Habana. Anales de la Academia de Ciencias Medicas, Fisicas y Naturales de la Habana, 46, 425–446.
  • Westwood, J.O. (1840c) The seventh order of insects, - the Hemiptera (Rhyngota, Fabr.). In Cuvier’s animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization; forming the basis for a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Mammalia, birds, and reptiles, by Edward Blyth. The fishes and radiata, by Robert Mudie. The molluscous animals, by George Johnston, M.D. The articulated animals, by J.O. Westwood, F.L.S. Illustrated by three hundred engravings on wood. Wm. S. Orr and Co., London. pp. 562–570. [vii + 670 pp.]
  • Yokoyama, T. (1925a) Comprehensive check-list of Japanese insects injurious to the silk-worm mulberry. The Insect World, 29(6), 187–195. [in Japanese]

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Centrotus Fabricius, 1803

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: κέντρον (sharp point) + -τος (provided with) (referring to the lateral projections of pronotum)

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.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1089
species2104061