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Species

Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851

dogwood spittlebug
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera osceola Ball, 1927 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera osceola Ball, 1927 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera nigricollis Fitch, 1851 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera nigricollis Fitch, 1851 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera nigricollis Fitch, 1851 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera flavicollis Fitch, 1851 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera flavicollis Fitch, 1851 now Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).
Nymph on Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (51)

  • Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851a: 54.

    Holotype; female; No. 722; deposited at: New York State Museum (NYSM); [U.S.A., New York:] on the panicled dog-wood, (Cornus paniculata)

  • Clastoptera proteus cincticollis Fitch, 1851a: 54.

    Syntypes; adult; No. 725, 726, 727, 728; deposited at: New York State Museum (NYSM); U.S.A., New York: New York |

  • Clastoptera proteus nigricollis var. d Fitch, 1851 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera proteus nigricollis Fitch, 1851) in Metcalf, 1962g: 40.
  • Clastoptera proteus var. osceola Ball, 1927 (subjective synonym of Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851) in Hamilton, 1982d: 22.

Nomenclature references (14)

  • Baker, C.F. (1900b) Notes on Clastoptera (Cercopidae). Entomological News, 11, 463–464.
  • Ball, E.D. (1896a) A study of the genus Clastoptera. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 3, 182–194.
  • Ball, E.D. (1927a) The genus Clastoptera (Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 59, 103–112.
  • Doering, K.C. (1929a) The genus Clastoptera in America north of Mexico. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 18, 5–153.
  • Fitch, A. (1851a) Catalogue with references and descriptions of the insects collected and arranged for the State Cabinet of Natural History. Annual Report of the Regents of the University on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, 4, 43–69.
  • Glover, T. (1877a) "Homoptera" in Report of the entomologist and curator of the museum. Report of the [United States] Commissioner of Agriculture, 1876, 24–33. [17-46]
  • 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.
  • McAtee, W.L. (1920b) Cecopidae of the vicinity of Washington, D. C., with descriptions of new varieties of Clastoptera (Homoptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 33, 171–176.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1962g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 4. Clastopteridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 59 pp.
  • Moore, G.A. (1944a) A list of Hemiptera taken at Hudson Heights, Quebec. The Canadian Entomologist, 76, 40–44.
  • Provancher, L. (1872b) Description de plusieurs Hémiptères nouveaux. Le Naturaliste Canadien, 4, 350–352.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1917b) Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. Technical Bulletin. University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station. Entomology. Berkeley, 2, 1–902.
  • 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.
  • Wirtner, P.M. (1904a) A preliminary list of the Hemiptera of western Pennsylvania. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 3, 183–232.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Proteus (Greek: Πρωτεύς), in Greek mythology, a sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea"

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species102526