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genus

Stictocephala Stål, 1869

_Stictocephala bisonia_. Depicts Stictocephala Stål, 1869, an Otu.
_Stictocephala bisonia_. Depicts Stictocephala Stål, 1869, an Otu.
Depicts Nymph, an Observation.
Depicts Nymph, an Observation.

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (17)

  • Stictocephala Stål, 1869a: 24.

    type species by subsequent designation Thelia lutea Walker, 1851 in Van Duzee, 1914c: 388

  • Stictocepahala [sic] Stål, 1869 in Osborn, 1892a: 128.
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  • Stictophala [sic] Stål, 1869 in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 1478.
  • Stictophala [sic] Stål, 1869 (misspelling of Stictocephala Stål, 1869) in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 1478.

Type

Thelia lutea Walker, 1851 type species by subsequent designation of Stictocephala Stål, 1869

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: στικτός (marked, spotted) + κεφαλή (head)

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Beal, F.E.L. (1918a) Food habits of the swallows. A family of valuable native birds. Bull. United States Dept. Agr., 619, 1–28.
  • Frost, S.W. (1945b) Strange oviposition habits of a treehopper. Journal of Economic Entomology, 38, 403.
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  • Goding, F.W. (1893e) Fitch's types of N. A. Membracidae. The Canadian Entomologist, 25, 196.
  • Hayward, C.L. (1948a) Biotic communities of the Wasatch chaparral, Utah. Ecological Monographs. A Quarterly Journal for all Phases of Biology., 18, 473–506.
  • 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.
  • Osborn, H. (1892a) Catalogue of the Hemiptera of Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science. Des Moines, 1(2), 120–131.
  • Stål, C. (1869a) Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 2. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 8(1), 1–130.
  • 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.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1914c) Nomenclatural and critical notes on Hemiptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 46, 377–389.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus918
species681949
subspecies422