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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (10)

  • Cicada (Tettigetta) Kolenati, 1857a: 422.

    type species by subsequent designation Cicada prasina Pallas, 1773 in Metcalf, 1963g: 276

  • Tettigetta Kolenati, 1857 in Douglas, 1879c: 209.
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  • Tettigeta [sic] Kolenati, 1857 (misspelling of Cicada (Tettigetta) Kolenati, 1857) in Sanborn & Villet, 2014a: 560.
  • Tettigettta [sic] Kolenati, 1857 (misspelling of Cicada (Tettigetta) Kolenati, 1857) in Sanborn & Villet, 2014a: 570.

Type

Cicada prasina Pallas, 1773 type species by subsequent designation of Tettigetta Kolenati, 1857

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: τεττιξ (cicada) + -etta (diminutive suffix)

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Douglas, J.W. (1879c) Note on the synonymy of Cicada montana Scop. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 15, 209–210.
  • Evans, J.W. (1955a) Cicadellidae (Hemiptera Homoptera). Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba, mission G.F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949), 37, 1–44.
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  • Kolenati, F.A.(A.R. (1857a) Meletemata Entomologica [VII]. Homoptera Latreille. Leach. Gulaerostria Zetterstedt. Mémoires de la Société Impérial des Amis des Sciences Naturelles, 30, 399–429.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 2. Tibicinidae. Baltimore, Md., Waverly press, vi + 492 pp.
  • Quartau, J.A., Rebelo, M.T. & Simões, P.C. (1999a) Cicadídeos (Insectos, Homópteros). M. Santos-Reis & A.I. Correia, eds. Caracterizacao da Flora e de Fauna do Montado da Herdade da ribeira Abaixo (Grandola-Baixo Alentejo). Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Lisboa. P. 69–74.
  • Sanborn, A.F. & Villet, M.H. (2014a) Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). USA: Elsevier Science Publishing, 1001 pp.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1056
species1403246