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Species

[Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859

Habitus, dorsal view on [Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on [Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on [Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Head on [Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859: (Observation).
Other on [Cixius] franciscanus Stål, 1859: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (12)

  • Cixius franciscanus Stål, 1859b: 273.

    Syntype; male; NHRS-GULI 000097317; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); U.S.A., California: St. Francisco

  • Oliarus franciscanus (Stål, 1859) in Stål, 1862a: 306.
  • Melanoliarus franciscanus (Stål, 1859) in Hendrix & Bartlett, 2025: 61.
  • Alviarus franciscanus (Stål, 1859) in Hendrix, 2025: 26.

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Hendrix, S.V. & Bartlett, C.R. (2025) Reclassification of the planthopper genus Melanoliarus Fennah, 1945 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae), primarily north of Mexico, with notes on American Pentastirini. Zootaxa, 5619(1), 1–87. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5619.1.1
  • Hendrix, S.V. (2025) Transcontinental confusion: unveiling the identity of Cixius franciscanus Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae). Bachelor Thesis. University of Dalaware, 53 pp.
  • Osborn, H. (1926c) Faunistic and ecologic notes on Cuban Homoptera. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 19, 335–366 + pls. 30–31.
  • Strickland, E.H. (1940a) Additional Fulgoridae taken in Alberta. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(4), 87–88.
  • Stål, C. (1859b) Species novas descripsit. Konglinga svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden under befäl af C.A. Virgin åren 1851-1853. Vetenskapliga iakttagelser På H. Maj: t Konung Oscar den Förstes befallning utgifna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 4, 219–298, pls. 3–4.
  • Stål, C. (1862a) Novae vel minus cognitae Homopterorum formae et species. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin, 6, 303–315.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1923b) "Family Fulgoridae." In Britton's Guide to the insects of Connecticut. Part IV. The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut. Bulletin of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey, 34, 24–55.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

from St. Francisco (California, USA)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1078