species

Philaenarcys bilineata (Say, 1831)

prairie spittlebug

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (34)

Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831b: 304. (valid in Metcalf, 1962f: 78)
Holotype; adult; 5f4b4bb8-dca2-46d4-a376-09a868a0e0db; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); U.S.A.: Missouri
Ptyelus basivitta Walker, 1851b: 719.
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Ptyelus bilineatus (Say, 1831) in Walker, 1852a: 1154.
Philaenus lineatus (Uhler, 1876) non Linnaeus, 1758 in Uhler, 1876a: 347.
Philaenus lineatus (Uhler, 1876) non Linnaeus, 1758 (misapplication, linked to Cicada lineata Linnaeus, 1758)
Philaenus lineatus bilineatus (Say, 1831) in Uhler, 1876a: 347.
Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831 (subjective synonym of Cicada lineata Linnaeus, 1758) in Van Duzee, 1890c: 388.
Philaenus bilineatus (Say, 1831) in Smith, 1890: 443.
Philaenus americanus Baker, 1897b: 112.
Syntype; female; c5c605b4-8891-4900-84b5-9f03936f18cd; deposited at: Moravske Muzeum [Moravian Museum], Brno, Czechia (MMBC); USA, Dover, Massachusets
Philaenus americanus Baker, 1897 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Ball, 1899a: 222.
Ptyelus basivitta Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Cicada lineata Linnaeus, 1758) in Ball, 1899a: 226.
Philaronia bilineatus (Say, 1831) in Ball, 1899a: 205.
Philaronia bilineata (Say, 1831) in Snow, 1904a: 349.
Philaronia bilineata var. nigricans Ball, 1919d: 144.
Philaronia bilineata var. orbiculata Ball, 1919d: 145.
Philaronia bilineata var. reticula Ball, 1919d: 144.
Philaronia bilineata var. infuscatus Stearns, 1923a: 230.
Philaronia bilineata var. pallidus Stearns, 1923a: 230.
Philaronia bilineata orbicularis [sic] (Ball, 1919) in Ball, 1928a: 49.
Philaronia bilineata var. pallidus Stearns, 1923 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Ball, 1928a: 49.
Philaronia bilineata orbicularis [sic] (Ball, 1919) (misspelling of Philaronia bilineata var. orbiculata Ball, 1919) in Ball, 1928a: 49.
Philaronia bilineata var. infuscatus Stearns, 1923 (subjective synonym of Philaronia bilineata var. orbiculata Ball, 1919) in Doering, 1930b: 99.
Philaronia bilineata bilineata (Say, 1831) in Doering, 1930b: 98.
Philaronia abjecta (Strickland, 1953) non Uhler, 1876 in Strickland, 1953a: 204.
Philaronia abjecta (Strickland, 1953) non Uhler, 1876 (misapplication, linked to Philaenus abjectus Uhler, 1876)
Philaronia reticula Ball, 1919 in Strickland, 1953a: 204.
Ptyelus basivitta Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1979a: 138.
Philaenarcys bilineata (Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1979a: 138.
Philaronia bilineata var. infuscatus Stearns, 1923 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.
Philaronia bilineata var. nigricans Ball, 1919 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.
Philaronia bilineata var. orbiculata Ball, 1919 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.
Philaronia bilineata var. reticula Ball, 1919 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.

Philaenus lineatus (Uhler, 1876) non Linnaeus, 1758 (unavailable, linked to Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.
Philaronia abjecta (Strickland, 1953) non Uhler, 1876 (unavailable, linked to Aphrophora bilineata Say, 1831) in Hamilton, 1982d: 66.

Nomenclature references (18)

Baker, C.F. (1897b) Notes on Philaenus. The Canadian Entomologist, 29, 111–112.
Ball, E.D. (1899a) A review of the Cercopidae of North America, north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 6, 204–226.
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Ball, E.D. (1919d) Notes on the Cercopidae with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 26, 143–150.

Ball, E.D. (1928a) Notes on the Cercopidae of America, north of Mexico (Homoptera). Entomological News, 39, 47–49.

Doering, K.C. (1930b) Synopsis of the family Cercopidae (Homoptera) in North America. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 3, 81–108.

Hamilton, K.G.A. (1979a) Synopsis of the North American Philaenini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cercopidae) with a new genus and four new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 111, 127–141.

Hamilton, K.G.A. (1982d) Part 10. The spittlebugs of Canada (Homoptera: Cercopidae). In The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Research Branch Agriculture Canada. Vol. 10, Issue 1740, 1–102 pp.

Linnaeus, C. (1758a) II. Hemiptera. In Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae. pp. 434–439. [iv + 823 + 1 (Emendanda, Addenda) pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

Metcalf, Z.P. (1962f) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 3. Aphrophoridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VII + 600 pp.

Say, T. (1831b) Descriptions of new North American hemipterous insects belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille. (Continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 299–314. [1830]

Smith, J.B. (1890) Sub-order Homoptera in Catalogue of insects found in New Jersey. In Geological Survey of New Jersey. Final report of the State Geologist. Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 436–447. [486 pp.]

Snow, F.H. (1904a) List of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera and Hemiptera collected in Arizona by the entomological expeditions of the University of Kansas in 1902 and 1903. The Kansas University Science Bulletin, 2, 323–350.

Stearns, L.A. (1923a) Family Cercopidae 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, 206–238.

Strickland, E.H. (1953a) An annotated list of the Hemiptera (S. L.) of Alberta. The Canadian Entomologist, 85, 193–214.

Uhler, P.R. (1876a) List of Hemiptera of the region west of the Mississippi River, including those collected during the Hayden Explorations of 1873. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1(5), 269–361 + pls. 19–21.

Van Duzee, E.P. (1890c) Synonymy of the Homoptera described by Say, Harris and Fitch. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 5, 387–391.

Walker, F. (1851b) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 3, 637–907.
Walker, F. (1852a) Supplement. In List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London, Edward Newman. Vol. 4, pp. 1119–1188.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: having two lines

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
species	1	0	18	19