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Species

Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890)

maize planthopper; corn delphacid; corn planthopper; Tomorokoshi-unka
Habitus, dorsal view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Head on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Head on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Pygofer, ventral view on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).
Other on Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead, 1890): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (13)

  • Delphax maidis Ashmead, 1890a: 323.
  • Delphax psylloides Lethierry, 1894a: 105.
  • Peregrinus maydis [sic] Ashmead, 1890 (misspelling of Delphax maidis Ashmead, 1890) in Silvestri, 1934: 364.
  • Megamelus teapae albinotatus Crawford, 1914 (subjective synonym of Delphax maidis Ashmead, 1890) in Beamer, 1948c: 106.

Nomenclature references (11)

  • Ashmead, W.H. (1890a) The corn delphacid, Delphax maidis. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 5, 321–324.
  • Lethierry, L.F. (1894a) A new species of Fulgoridae. Indian Museum Notes, 3, 105–106.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1897a) A preliminary review of the North American Delphacidae. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 5(5), 225–261.
  • Melichar, L. (1903b) Homopteren-Fauna von Ceylon. In Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. pp. i-iv, 1-248. Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. iv + 248 pp. + 6 pls.
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1904a) Some new Oahuan (Hawaiian) Hemiptera. Entomologist, 37, 174–179.
  • Distant, W.L. (1906i) Rhynchota. Heteroptera-Homoptera. Bingham, C. T. (ed.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London. Vol. 3: i–xiv, 1–503.
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907d) Leaf-Hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera). Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 3, 1–186, i-iii, pls. 1–20.
  • Crawford, D.L. (1914) A contribution toward a monograph of the homopterous insects of the family Delphacidae of North and South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 46(2041), 557–640.
  • Muir, F.A.G. & Giffard, W.M. (1924a) Studies in North American Delphacidae (Homoptera). Bulletin of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station (Entomological Series), 15, 1–53.
  • Silvestri, F. (1934) Compedio di entomologia applicata (agraria-forestale-medica-veterinaria). Parte speciale. Tipographia Bellavista, Portici, Italy, Vol. 1, 448 pp.
  • Beamer, R.H. (1948c) Some new species of Delphacodes (Homoptera: Fulgoridae: Delphacinae), Part IV. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 21(3), 96–110.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Spanish: related to corn

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1089