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Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Other on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).
Other on Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (10)

  • Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876a: 348. (valid in Metcalf, 1962g: 13)
  • Clastoptera delicata lineata Ball, 1896a: 185.
  • Clastoptera delicata var. a Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876) in Metcalf, 1962g: 14.
  • Clastoptera delicata var. b Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876) in Metcalf, 1962g: 14.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Baker, C.F. (1900b) Notes on Clastoptera (Cercopidae). Entomological News, 11, 463–464.
  • Ball, E.D. (1896a) A study of the genus Clastoptera. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 3, 182–194.
  • Ball, E.D. (1927a) The genus Clastoptera (Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 59, 103–112.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1962g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 4. Clastopteridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 59 pp.
  • Uhler, P.R. (1876a) List of Hemiptera of the region west of the Mississippi River, including those collected during the Hayden Explorations of 1873. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1(5), 269–361 + pls. 19–21.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: soft, tender, delicate

Stats

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