genus
Cheiloceps Uhler, 1895
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (2)
- Cheiloceps Uhler, 1895a: 68.
type species by original monotypy Cheiloceps musca Uhler, 1895
- Thionia (Cheiloceps) Uhler, 1895 in Fennah, 1955c: 34.
Type
Cheiloceps musca Uhler, 1895 type species by original monotypy of Cheiloceps Uhler, 1895
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin: χείλος (lip, labia) + ceps (head)
Nomenclature references (2)
- Fennah, R.G. (1955c) Lanternflies of the family Issidae of the Lesser Antilles (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 105(3350), 23–47.
- Uhler, P.R. (1895a) An enumeration of the Hemiptera-Homoptera of the Island of St. Vincent, W. I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1895, 55–84.
Stats
| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total | Valid | Invalid |
| genus | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| species | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| subspecies | 4 | 2 | 2 |