Species
Cixius procrustes Kramer, 1981
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Cixius procrustes Kramer, 1981a: 28.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Kramer, J.P. (1981a) Taxonomic study of the planthopper genus Cixius in the United States and Mexico (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 107, 1–68.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Procrustes (Greek: Προκρούστης, "the stretcher, one who hammers out the metal"), in Greek mythology, a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting of their legs, to force them to fit the size of an iron bed
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |