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Habitus, dorsal view on Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950): (Observation).
Head on Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950): different specimen; non-type. (Observation).
Anal tube processes on Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Helicoptera pallida (Van Duzee, 1908) non Say, 1830 in Van Duzee, 1908d: 476.
  • Helicoptera pallida (Van Duzee, 1908) non Say, 1830 (misapplication, linked to Flata pallida Say, 1830)
  • Helicoptera pallida (Van Duzee, 1908) non Say, 1830 (unavailable, linked to Epiptera confusa Beirne, 1950) in Beirne, 1950d: 189.
  • Cixidia (Epiptera) confusa (Beirne, 1950) in Anufriev, 1969g: 173.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Say, T. (1830a) Descriptions of new North American hemipterous insects, belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 235–244.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1908d) Studies in North American Fulgoridae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1907, 467–498.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1922a) On the genus Elidiptera (Homop.). The Canadian Entomologist, 54, 263–264.
  • Beirne, B.P. (1950d) The Canadian species of Epiptera (Homoptera: Achilidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 82, 186–190.
  • 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.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: mixed, confused

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034