genus
Cedusa Fowler, 1904
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (4)
- Cedusa Fowler, 1904c: 112.
type species by subsequent designation Cedusa funesta Fowler, 1904 in Muir, 1913c: 35
- Cedusa Fowler, 1904 (classified as Cenchreinae Muir, 1917) in Fennah, 1952b: 127.
- Sedusa [sic] Fowler, 1904 in Wray, 1967a: 30.
- Sedusa [sic] Fowler, 1904 (misspelling of Cedusa Fowler, 1904) in Wray, 1967a: 30.
Type
Cedusa funesta Fowler, 1904 type species by subsequent designation of Cedusa Fowler, 1904
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Greek: κῆδος (troubles, care for others)
Nomenclature references (4)
- Fennah, R.G. (1952b) On the generic classification of Derbidae (Fulgoroidea), with descriptions of new Neotropical species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 103(4), 109–170.
- Fowler, W.W. (1904c) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 1, pp. 109–124.
- Muir, F.A.G. (1913c) On some new species of leaf-hoppers. Part II. Derbidae. Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 12, 28–92.
- Wray, D.L., Jr. (1967a) Insects of North Carolina, Third supplement. North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology, Raleigh, North Carolina, 181 pp.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| species | 176 | 2 | 36 | 214 |
| subspecies | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |