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Species

Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023)

Habitus, dorsal view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: habitus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: habitus, lateral view. (Observation).
Head on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: head, ventral view. (Observation).
Head on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, dorsal view. (Observation).
Head on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: head, pronotum and mesonotum, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: pygofer, valve, anal tube and subgenital plate, lateral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: subgenital plate, ventral view. (Observation).
Sternite VIII (male) on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: sternite VIII, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: style, dorsal view. (Observation).
Stylus on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: style, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, posterior view on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: aedeagus, posterior view. (Observation).
Connective on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: connective, dorsal view. (Observation).
Forewing on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: forewing. (Observation).
Other on Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023): Male holotype [MUSM]: valve, ventral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Costanana xenomorpha Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023: 25.

    Holotype; male, adult; DZUP 215490; deposited at: Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos en Lima (MUSM); Peru, Cuzco, Ttio, \ 30.viii.2012, (Light) \ 13o31’69”S 70o53’79”W, \ 2000m/ R.R. Cavichioli leg.

  • Pseudocostanana xenomorpha (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2023) in Gonçalves, Mejdalani, Dietrich & Takiya, 2026: S3.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Domahovski, A.C. & Cavichioli, R.R. (2023) Eight new species of Costanana DeLong & Freytag (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini): taxonomic changes, key to males, and description of Metacostana gen. nov. European Journal of Taxonomy, 889, 1–53. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.889.2245
  • Gonçalves, C.C., Mejdalani, G.L.F., Dietrich, C.H. & Takiya, D.M. (2026) Phylogeny‐based generic delimitations of the diverse leafhopper tribe Gyponini, including the establishment of a new tribe of Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology, 51(3), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70062
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ξεῖνος (strange, unusual) + μορφή (shaped) (referring to the unusual shape of the male genital structures. It also alludes to the fictional extraterrestrial “xenomorphs” from the classic film “Alien”, due to the aedeagus, in posterior view, resembling the creature named “face hugger”)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012