Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Epiptera Metcalf, 1922a: 264.

    type species by original designation Flata opaca Say, 1830

  • Cixidia (Epiptera) Metcalf, 1922 in Anufriev, 1969g: 174.

Type

Flata opaca Say, 1830 type species by original designation of Cixidia (Epiptera) Metcalf, 1922

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: ἐπί (on, upon, near) + πτερόν (wing)

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Anufriev, G.A. (1969g) Studies on some Palearctic Achilidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha). Bulletin de l'Academie Polonaise des Sciences, Serie des Sciences Biologiques, 17(3), 173–178.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1922a) On the genus Elidiptera (Homop.). The Canadian Entomologist, 54, 263–264.

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Rank Total Valid Invalid
subgenus211
species1052778