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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Cicada apicifera Walker, 1850a: 161.

    Holotype; female; NHMUK010392114; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);

  • Cicada terminus Walker, 1850a: 163.

    Holotype; female; NHMUK010392115; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);

  • Abroma apicifera (Walker, 1850) in Distant, 1906j: 137.
  • Brevialavenosa apicifera (Walker, 1850) in Sanborn, 2023: 348.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Walker, F. (1850a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 1, 1–260. pl. 1–2.
  • Stål, C. (1862b) Synonymiska och systematiska anteckningar öfver Hemiptera. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 19, 479–504.
  • Distant, W.L. (1906j) A synonymic catalogue of Homoptera. Part 1. Cicadidae. Printed by order of the Trustees. London., 1906, 1–207.
  • Sanborn, A.F. (2023) Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries. Zootaxa, 5318(3), 339–362. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.2
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: apex-carrying

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034