Species
[Cicada] purpurescens Metcalf, 1963 (Nomen dubium)
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (5)
- Cicada coerulescens Germar, 1830a: 45.
- Cicada coerulescens Germar, 1830 (primary homonym of Cicada coerulescens Fabricius, 1803)
- Cicada coerulescens Germar, 1830 (replaced by Cicada purpurescens Metcalf, 1963) in Metcalf, 1963f: 804.
- Cicada purpurescens Metcalf, 1963 (incertae sedis in Cicadina Batsch, 1789) in Sanborn, 2023: 351.
Nomenclature references (4)
- Fabricius, J.C. (1803a) Rhyngota. In Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C. Reichard. Brunsvigae. pp. 1–101, 315. [316 + 21 (index) pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11644
- Germar, E.F. (1830a) Species Cicadarium enumeratae et sub genera distributae. Entomologisches Archiv (T. Thon), 2(2), 37–57. [separate paged 1-8]
- Metcalf, Z.P. (1963f) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 1. Cicadidae. Section II. Caeaninae and Cicadinae. Baltimore, Md.: Waverly press, 587–919 pp.
- 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: purpurish
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |