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Subspecies

Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850)

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (16)

  • Cicada parvula Say, 1825a: 333.
  • Cicada parvula Say, 1825 (primary homonym of Cicada parvula Fabricius, 1798)
  • Melampsalta pallescens (Germar, 1830) in Sanborn & Villet, 2014a: 496.
  • Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) in Marshall & Hil, 2017a: 543.

Nomenclature references (16)

  • Müller, O.F. (1776a) Hemiptera. In Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Havniae, Hallageriis. pp. 102–103. [xxxii + 282 pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13268
  • Fabricius, J.C. (1798a) Ryngota. In Supplementum entomologiae systematicae. Proft et Storch, Hafniae. pp. 511–524. [572 pp.]
  • Say, T. (1825a) Descriptions of new Hemipterous insects collected in the expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under command of Major Long. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 4, 307–345. [Page 297-328 published March 28, 1825; page 329-360 published April, 1825]
  • Germar, E.F. (1830a) Species Cicadarium enumeratae et sub genera distributae. Entomologisches Archiv (T. Thon), 2(2), 37–57. [separate paged 1-8]
  • Walker, F. (1850a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 1, 1–260. pl. 1–2.
  • Stål, C. (1862b) Synonymiska och systematiska anteckningar öfver Hemiptera. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 19, 479–504.
  • Uhler, P.R. (1888a) Preliminary survey of the Cicadaea of the United States. Entomologica Americana, 4(2), 21–23.
  • Woodworth, C.W. (1888a) Synopsis of North American Cicadidae. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 5, 67–68.
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1909i) Hemiptera, old and new, No. 2. The Canadian Entomologist, 41, 388–392.
  • 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.
  • Davis, W.T. (1920a) North American cicadas belonging to the genera Platypedia and Melampsalta. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 28(2), 95–135.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 2. Tibicinidae. Baltimore, Md., Waverly press, vi + 492 pp.
  • Sanborn, A.F., Phillips, P.K. & Gillis, P. (2008a) The cicadas of Florida (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae). Zootaxa, 1916, 1–43.
  • Sanborn, A.F. & Villet, M.H. (2014a) Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). USA: Elsevier Science Publishing, 1001 pp.
  • Marshall, D.C. & Hil, K.B.R. (2017a) A new Neotibicen cicada subspecies (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the southeastern USA forms hybrid zones with a widespread relative despite a divergent male calling song. Zootaxa, 4272(4), 529–550.
  • Sanborn, A.F. & Heath, M.S. (2017) The Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) of North America North of Mexico. Entomological Society of America, Annapolis, MD, 2nd ed., x + 302 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Calliope (Greek: Καλλιόπη, "beautiful-voiced"), in Greek mythology, one of the nine Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus, the muse of epic poetry

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