Kirbyana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fulgoroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Cixiidae
Subfamilia: Cixiinae
Tribus: Eucarpiini
Genus: Kirbyana
Species (10): K. aspina – K. australis – K. deusta – K. deventeri – K. furcata – K. javana – K. lini – K. pacifica – K. pagana – K. pratti

Name

Kirbyana Distant, 1906

Etymology: in honor of William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912), an English entomologist and folklorist, British Museum (Natural History) (U.K., London) + -ana (related to)

Type species: Kirbyana pagana (Melichar, 1903)

Synonyms

Kirbya Melichar, 1903
Kirbyella Kirkaldy, 1906
Commolenda Distant, 1911
Saccharias Kirkaldy, 1907

References

Primary references

Distant, W.L. (1906i) Rhynchota. Heteroptera-Homoptera. Bingham, C. T. (ed.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London. Vol. 3: i–xiv, 1–503.

Additional references

Kirkaldy, G.W. (1906b) Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Hemiptera. No. 6. The Entomologist, 39, 247–249.
Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907d) Leaf-Hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera). Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 3, 1–186, i-iii, pls. 1–20~.

Links

Kirbyana - Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases