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Habitus, dorsal view on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Head on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Pygofer appendages on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Stylus on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859b: 284. (valid in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 860)

    Holotype; adult; 0cf8d536-bf6a-4041-b29e-453118c4e97f; deposited at: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (NRS); Urugvay: Monte-Video

  • Ceresa cavicornis Stål, 1859 (subjective synonym of Ceresa testacea Fairmaire, 1846) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 204.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Stål, C. (1859b) Species novas descripsit. Konglinga svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden under befäl af C.A. Virgin åren 1851-1853. Vetenskapliga iakttagelser På H. Maj: t Konung Oscar den Förstes befallning utgifna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 4, 219–298, pls. 3–4.
  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1927f) General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fascicle I. Membracidae. G. Horváth & H.M. Parshley (Eds.). Smith College, Northampton, Mass., U.S.A., XIV + 581 pp.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Wade, V. (1965b) General catalogue of the Homoptera. A supplement to Fascicle I - Membracidae of the general catalogue of the Hemiptera. Membracoidea in two sections. Section II. Part 1 - Membracidae (continued): Smiliinae, Tragopinae, Membracinae. Part 2 - Aetalionidae. Part 3 - Biturritiidae. Part 4 - Nicomiidae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 744–1552 pp.
  • de Andrade, G.S. (2004a) As espécies do gênero Ceresa Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Membracidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 21(4), 671–738. [in Portuguese]
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: having hollow horns

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001