Xestocephalus magnificus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Membracoidea

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 Infraordo: Cicadomorpha Superfamilia: Membracoidea

Familia: Cicadellidae
Subfamilia: Aphrodinae
Tribus: Xestocephalini
Genus: Xestocephalus
Species: Xestocephalus magnificus

Name

Xestocephalus magnificus Evans, 1966

• Original status: valid species
• Authority for current placement: original - undisputed by all subsequent authorities
• Primary type: holotype
  • Fixation: designated and presumably unique
  • Repository: AMSA
  • Type locality: 'Herberton, North Queensland'

References

Primary references

• Evans, J.W. 1966: The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea). Australian Museum memoir, (12) DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1967.12.1966.425 [first availability, see p. 256, and fig. 39, C, F]

Additional references

• Knight, W.J. (2010) Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) of the Pacific. An annotated systematic checklist of the leafhoppers recorded in the Pacific region during the period 1758 – 2000. pp. 1–341.
• Liang, Z.-L., Dietrich, C.H. & Dai, W. (2021) Remarkable species diversity of the leafhopper genus Xestocephalus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Aphrodinae) in Thailand. Insects, 12(514), 1–53. ][1]

Links

• Xestocephalus magnificus - Taxon details in Catalogue of Life Database retrieved from 3-9-23 version

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