species
Stegaspis fronditia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (49)
- Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758a: 435.
- Cicada foliata-sinuosa [sic] De Geer, 1773a: 208.
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- Cicada foliatasinuosa De Geer, 1773a: 208.
- Cicada foliatasinuosa De Geer, 1773 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in De Geer, 1773a: 208.
- Cicada foliata-sinuosa [sic] De Geer, 1773 (incorrect original spelling of Cicada foliatasinuosa De Geer, 1773)
- Cicada folium Stoll, 1781a: 36. (not Latin)
- Membracis fronditia (Linnaeus, 1758) in Fabricius, 1781a: 316.
- Membracis melanopetala Stoll, 1788a: 62. (not Latin)
- Membracis melanopetala Stoll, 1788 in Stoll, 1792a: 49.
- Cicada foliatosinuosa [sic] (De Geer, 1773) in Fabricius, 1794: 9.
- Cicada foliatosinuosa [sic] (De Geer, 1773) (misspelling of Cicada foliatasinuosa De Geer, 1773) in Fabricius, 1794: 9.
- Membracis folium Olivier, 1797: 668.
- Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797: 668.
- Membracis frondita [sic] (Linnaeus, 1758) in Turton, 1802a: 574.
- Membracis frondita [sic] (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Turton, 1802a: 574.
- Membracis abdominalis Fabricius, 1803a: 10.
Syntype; 168be3f5-dcfe-429c-9614-fad6b48c2ea4; deposited at: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (ZMUC); South America: in America meridionali, Schmidt
- Stegaspis fronditia (Linnaeus, 1758) in Germar, 1833a: 177.
- Stegaspis folium (Olivier, 1797) in Germar, 1833a: 177.
- Lycoderes laevipennis Fairmaire, 1847b: 527.
- Lycoderes fronditia (Linnaeus, 1758) in Fairmaire, 1847b: 526.
- Lycoderes melanopetalus (Olivier, 1797) in Fairmaire, 1847b: 527.
- Lycoderes folium (Olivier, 1797) in Fairmaire, 1847b: 527.
- Enchenopa galeata Walker, 1851a: 486.
Holotype; female; 5ae23b82-dd10-4b94-80fb-395f5906ded6; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Para, P.R. Uhler, USMN 65693
- Stegaspis melanopetalus (Olivier, 1797) in Walker, 1851a: 635.
- Stegaspis melanopetala [sic] Olivier, 1797 in Stål, 1869a: 54.
- Membracis folium Olivier, 1797 (subjective synonym of Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797) in Stål, 1869a: 54.
- Stegaspis melanopetala [sic] Olivier, 1797 (misspelling of Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797) in Stål, 1869a: 54.
- Stegaspis abdominalis (Fabricius, 1803) in Dallas, 1870a: 485.
- Hypsoprora insignis Buckton, 1901a: 59.
- Stegaspis insignis (Buckton, 1901) in Funkhouser, 1922a: 34.
- Hypsoprora insignis Buckton, 1901 (subjective synonym of Enchenopa galeata Walker, 1851) in Haviland, 1925a: 258.
- Membracis abdominalis Fabricius, 1803 (subjective synonym of Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 487.
- Cicada folium Stoll, 1781 (unavailable, linked to Membracis folium Olivier, 1797) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 486.
- Stegaspis gibberifolia Goding, 1928a: 396. (nomen nudum: citation of unavailable name)
- Enchenopa galeata Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis folium Olivier, 1797) in Goding, 1928a: 396.
- Hypsoprora insignis Buckton, 1901 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Goding, 1928a: 396.
- Membracis abdominalis Fabricius, 1803 (subjective synonym of Membracis folium Olivier, 1797) in Goding, 1928a: 396.
- Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797 (subjective synonym of Membracis folium Olivier, 1797) in Goding, 1928a: 396.
- Stegaspis gibberifolia Goding, 1928 (unavailable, linked to Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Goding, 1928a: 396.
- Membracis abdominalis Fabricius, 1803 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Schmidt, 1931b: 73.
- Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Schmidt, 1931b: 73.
- Membracis melanopetala Stoll, 1788 (unavailable, linked to Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797) in Metcalf & Wade, 1965a: 73.
- Lycoderes laevipennis Fairmaire, 1847 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Boulard, 1979i: 108.
- Enchenopa galeata Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Sakakibara, 1992b: 652.
- Membracis folium Olivier, 1797 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Sakakibara, 1992b: 652.
- Membracis melanopetalus Olivier, 1797 (subjective synonym of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Sakakibara, 1992b: 652.
- Stegapis [sic] fronditia (Linnaeus, 1758) in Lapèze, 2024: 28.
- Stegaspis fonditia [sic] Linnaeus, 1758 in Lapèze, Sellan & Cocchi, 2025: 19.
- Stegaspis fonditia [sic] Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling of Cicada fronditia Linnaeus, 1758) in Lapèze, Sellan & Cocchi, 2025: 19.
Nomenclature references (28)
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- Buckton, G.B. (1901a) A monograph of the Membracidae. L. Reeve & Co., Limited. London, pp. i-x, 1–92, pls. I-XXVIII, A-B.
- Dallas, W.S. (1870a) Rhynchota. The Zoological Record, 6, 472–499.
- De Geer, C. (1773a) Cinquième mémoire. Des cigales. In Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insects. Pierre Hesselberg, Stockholm. Vol. 3, pp. 158–228, pls. 11–12, 32–33. [696 pp.]
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- Funkhouser, W.D. (1922a) New records and species of South American Membracidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 30(1), 1–35.
- 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.
- Germar, E.F. (1833a) Conspectus generum Cicadariarum. Revue Entomologique, publiée par Gustave Silbermann, 1, 174–184.
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- Haviland, M.D. (1925a) The Membracidae of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana, with descriptions of new species and bionomical notes. Zoologica. Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society, 6(3), 229–290.
- Lapèze, J. (2024) Synthèse des connaissances sur les membracides et les aetalions de Guyane française (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Membracidae, Aetalionidae). Partie I: historique et liste des espèces recensées. Faunitaxys. Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire, 12(51), 1–35. [in French]
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- Metcalf, Z.P. & Wade, V. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. A supplement to Fascicle I - Membracidae of the general catalogue of the Hemiptera. Membracoidea in two sections. Section I. Part 1 - Membracidae: Centrotinae, Platybelinae, Hoplophorioninae, Darninae. USA: Waverly Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 743 p.
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- Sakakibara, A.M. (1992b) Sobre os gêneros Stegaspis e Lycoderes: notas taxonômicas e descrição de espécies novas. (Homoptera, Membracidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 51(3), 651–662. [1991]
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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
from Latin "frondea" (leaves)
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