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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955)

Habitus, dorsal view on Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955): (Observation).
Head on Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955): (Observation).
Other on Cheiloceps medusa (Fennah, 1955): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Thionia (Cheiloceps) medusa Fennah, 1955c: 35.

    Holotype; male; USNM 62010; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); 1,000 ft. in mountain forest near the Imperial Road, Dominica, British Windward Islands, June 11-30, 1939, June 15-29, 1940, Fennah

Nomenclature references (1)

  • 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.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), in Greek mythology, a monster, a Gorgon, a winged woman with snakes in place of hair

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001