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Habitus, dorsal view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Head on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Pygofer, ventral view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Stylus on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Aedeagus, dorsal view on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Connective on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Anal tube processes on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Anal tube processes on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Anal tube processes on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Other on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).
Other on Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Oliarus montanus Metcalf, 1923a: 179.

    Holotype; male; b997435a-cc16-4d2b-87cb-43e9c1a12fb2; deposited at: North Carolina State University Insect Collection (NCSU); U.S.A.: Black Mountains, North Carolina

  • Melanoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923) in Hendrix & Bartlett, 2025: 8.
  • Xenoliarus montanus (Metcalf, 1923) in Hendrix & Bartlett, 2025: 60.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1923a) A key to the Fulgoridae of Eastern North America with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 38(3-4), 139–230.
  • 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
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: mountainous; from Black Mountains (North Carolina)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023