Fulgora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fulgoroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha Superfamilia: Fulgoroidea

Familia: Fulgoridae
Subfamilia: Fulgorinae
Tribus: Fulgorini
Subtribus: Fulgorina
Genus: Fulgora
Species total (12):
Extant groups (9): F. caerulescens – F. castresii – F. cearensis – F. graciliceps – F. intricata – F. lampetis – F. laternaria – F. lucifera – F. orthocephala
Fossil groups (3): † F. granulosa – † F. obticescens – † F. populata

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Unaccepted names: F. crocodilia – F. riograndensis

Name

Fulgora Linnaeus, 1767

• Type species: Cicada laternaria Linnaeus, 1758

• placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by ICZN (1954: 185)

• Fixation: designated under the Plenary Powers by ICZN (1954: 185)

Synonyms

• Dictyophara (Philotheria) Melichar, 1912
• Noctiluca(e) Houttuyn, 1766 nomen nudum of Fulgora
• Fvlgora Linné, 1767 wrong spelling
• Fulgoram Lindenberg, 1779 wrong spelling
• Fulgura Linné, 1767 wrong spelling
• Fulgore Linné, 1767 wrong spelling
• Gulgora Linné, 1767 wrong spelling

References

Primary references

• Linné C. 1767 - II. Hemiptera. In: Linné C. 1767 - Systema Naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata, 1. p. 703-712. [730]
• ICZN 1954: Opinion 322. Validation, under the plenary powers, of the generic name Fulgora Linnaeus, 1767 (class Insecta, order Hemiptera) and designation for the genus so named of a type species in harmony with current nomenclatorial practice. Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9(13): 185–208. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• O'Brien, L.B. 1991(1988): New World Fulgoridae, part 1: genera with elongate head processes. Great Basin naturalist memoirs, (12): 135–170. abstract and pdf Reference page.  [see p. 157]
• Liang, A.-P. 1998. Nomenclatorial notes on the Oriental lantern fly genus Pyrops Spinola (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Fulgoridae). Acta zootaxonomica sinica 23(1): 41–47. Abstract. Reference page. 

Links

• Fulgora - Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases