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Species

Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846)

Habitus, dorsal view on Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Telamona unicolor Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Telamona unicolor Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Head on Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Head on Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).
Other on Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851 now Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (9)

  • Thelia excelsa Fairmaire, 1846a: 310.

    Holotype; female; 5c02d106-b9b9-43b4-af0c-e9c75ac4eff9; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NHMW); Mexico, Coll. Signoret

  • Telamona fasciata Fitch, 1851a: 50.

    Lectotype; male; No. 685; deposited at: New York State Museum (NYSM); U.S.A., New York: on walnut trees

  • Telamona unicolor Fitch, 1851 (subjective synonym of Thelia excelsa Fairmaire, 1846) in Wallace, 2015b: 252.
  • Telamona excelsa (Fairmaire, 1846) in Wallace, 2015b: 252.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Ball, E.D. (1931f) A monographic revision of the treehoppers of the tribe Telamonini of North America. Entomologica Americana (New Series), 12, 1–69.
  • Fairmaire, L.M.H. (1846a) Revue de la tribu des Membracides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (2 série), 4(2-3), 235–320. [Publication dates: 2(p. 113-264): October 28, 1846; 3 (p. 265-388): December 23, 1846]
  • Fitch, A. (1851a) Catalogue with references and descriptions of the insects collected and arranged for the State Cabinet of Natural History. Annual Report of the Regents of the University on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, 4, 43–69.
  • Stål, C. (1864) Hemiptera mexicana enumeravit speciesque novas descripsit. (Continuatio). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 25, 49–86.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1890c) Synonymy of the Homoptera described by Say, Harris and Fitch. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 5, 387–391.
  • Wallace, M.S. (2015b) Taxonomic changes in the treehopper genera Helonica Ball, Telamona Fitch, and Palonica Ball (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Smiliinae: Telamonini). Zootaxa, 4007(2), 251–258.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: elevated

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1045