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Habitus, lateral view on Sphenorhina erigenea (Breddin, 1904): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Sphenorhina erigenea (Breddin, 1904): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Sphenorhina semirufa (Melichar, 1915) now Sphenorhina erigenea (Breddin, 1904): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (10)

  • Tomaspis erigenea Breddin, 1904a: 58. (valid in Metcalf, 1961a: 94)
  • Tomaspis erigena [sic] (Breddin, 1904) in Distant, 1909a: 201.
  • Sphenorhina erigenea (Breddin, 1904) in Fennah, 1968a: 180.
  • Tomaspis semirufa Melichar, 1915 (subjective synonym of Tomaspis erigenea Breddin, 1904) in Carvalho & Webb, 2005a: 92.

Nomenclature references (8)

  • Breddin, G. (1904a) Einige südamerikanische Cercopiden. Societas Entomologica, 19, 58–59.
  • Distant, W.L. (1909a) Rhynchotal notes. -- XLVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 3, 187–213.
  • Lallemand, V. (1912a) Homoptera fam. Cercopidae. Genera Insectorum, 143, 1–167 + pls. 1–8.
  • Melichar, L. (1915c) Neue Cercopidenarten. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 65, 1–16.
  • Jacobi, A.F.V. (1921a) Kritische Bemerkungen über die Cercopidae. (Rhynchota Homoptera). Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 87, 1–65.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1961a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 2. Cercopidae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VII + 607 pp.
  • Fennah, R.G. (1968a) Revisionary notes on the New World genera of cercopid froghoppers (Homoptera: Cercopoidea). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 58, 165–190.
  • Carvalho, G.S. & Webb, M.D. (2005a) Cercopid spittle bugs of the New World. Pensoft, Sofia (Bulgaria), 271 pp.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1056