Clastoptera obtusa (Say, 1825) in Fitch, 1851a: 53.
Ptyelus obtusus (Say, 1825) in Walker, 1851b: 724.
Tettigonia obtusa (Say, 1825) in Walker, 1852a: 1160.
Clastoptera obtusa var. a Ball, 1896a: 190. (unavailable: less than two letters)
Clastoptera obtusa var. b Ball, 1896a: 190. (unavailable: less than two letters)
Clastoptera obtusa var. c Ball, 1896a: 190. (unavailable: less than two letters)
Clastoptera obtusa obtusa (Say, 1825) in Ball, 1896a: 190.
Clastoptera lineata Fowler, 1898a: 202. (nomen nudum: citation of unavailable name)
Clastoptera orbiculata Fowler, 1898a: 202. (nomen nudum: citation of unavailable name)
Clastoptera lineata Fowler, 1898 (unavailable, linked to Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Fowler, 1898a: 202.
Clastoptera orbiculata Fowler, 1898 (unavailable, linked to Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Fowler, 1898a: 202.
Clastoptera obtusa var. tristis Van Duzee, 1912a: 508.
Clastoptera obtusa var. tristis Van Duzee, 1912 (subjective synonym of Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851) in Van Duzee, 1912b: 327.
Clastoptera obtusa var. c Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera obtusa var. tristis Van Duzee, 1912) in Van Duzee, 1912a: 508.
Clastoptera obtusa var. borealis Ball, 1919d: 145.
Clastoptera obtusa var. pallida Ball, 1919d: 145.
Clastoptera borealis Ball, 1919 in Ball, 1927b: 224.
Clastoptera obtusa var. pallida Ball, 1919 (subjective synonym of Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Doering, 1929a: 65.
Clastoptera obtusa tristus [sic] Van Duzee, 1912 in Moore, 1944a: 42.
Clastoptera obtusa tristus [sic] Van Duzee, 1912 (misspelling of Clastoptera obtusa var. tristis Van Duzee, 1912) in Moore, 1944a: 42.
Clastoptera obtusa var. a Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Metcalf, 1962g: 29.
Clastoptera obtusa var. b Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Metcalf, 1962g: 29.
Clastoptera obtusa var. borealis Ball, 1919 (subjective synonym of Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Hamilton, 1982d: 31.
Clastoptera obtusa var. tristis Van Duzee, 1912 (subjective synonym of Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Hamilton, 1982d: 31.
Nomenclature references (15)
Ball, E.D. (1896a) A study of the genus Clastoptera. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 3, 182–194.
Ball, E.D. (1919d) Notes on the Cercopidae with descriptions of some new species. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 26, 143–150.
Ball, E.D. (1927b) The genus Clastoptera in the Americas, south of the United States. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 22, 222–225.
Doering, K.C. (1929a) The genus Clastoptera in America north of Mexico. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 18, 5–153.
Fitch, A. (1851a) Catalogue with references and descriptions of the insects collected and arranged for the State Cabinet of Natural History. Annual Report of the Regents of the University on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection, 4, 43–69.
Fowler, W.W. (1898a) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 2, pp. 201–216.
Hamilton, K.G.A. (1982d) Part 10. The spittlebugs of Canada (Homoptera: Cercopidae). In The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Research Branch Agriculture Canada. Vol. 10, Issue 1740, 1–102 pp.
Metcalf, Z.P. (1962g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 4. Clastopteridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 59 pp.
Moore, G.A. (1944a) A list of Hemiptera taken at Hudson Heights, Quebec. The Canadian Entomologist, 76, 40–44.
Say, T. (1825a) Descriptions of new Hemipterous insects collected in the expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under command of Major Long. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 4, 307–345. [Page 297-328 published March 28, 1825; page 329-360 published April, 1825]
Say, T. (1831b) Descriptions of new North American hemipterous insects belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille. (Continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, 299–314. [1830]
Van Duzee, E.P. (1912a) Hemipterological gleanings. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. y, 10, 477–512.
Van Duzee, E.P. (1912b) Synonymy of the Provancher collection of Hemiptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 44, 317–329.
Walker, F. (1851b) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 3, 637–907.
Walker, F. (1852a) Supplement. In List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London, Edward Newman. Vol. 4, pp. 1119–1188.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin: blunt, dull, obtuse
Stats
Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
