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Hovana Distant 1905

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Hovana Distant, 1905e

Hovana Distant 1905e: 279.

Type species.— Hemidictya distanti Brancsik, 1893: 253 (Nossi-Bè, Madagascar).

Remarks.—A monospecific genus containing a cicada that is a leaf mimic. The species has been used numerous times as an example of leaf mimicry (see references in Metcalf 1963b; Sanborn 2013; Ruschel & Campos 2019; Sanborn et al. 2020)

Distribution.—The only known species is restricted to Madagascar (Metcalf 1963b; Sanborn 2013; Ruschel & Campos 2019; Sanborn et al. 2020).

Notes

Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2021, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) of Madagascar including a new tribe, five new genera, twelve new species, four new species synonymies, five revised species status, ten new combinations, new tribal assignments for four genera, one new subtribe synonymy, a checklist and key to the species, pp. 1-79 in Zootaxa 4937 (1) on page 71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4937.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4559438

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4937.1.1 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Family
Cicadidae
Genus
Hovana
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Distant
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Hovana Distant, 1905 sec. Sanborn, 2021

References

  • Distant, W. L. (1905 e) Rhynchotal notes XXXV. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7, 16, 265 - 281. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 03745480509442862
  • Brancsik, K. (1893) Adatok Magyarorszag faunajahoz. (Additamenta ad faunam Hungaricae.). Jahresheft des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines des Trencsener Comitates, 15 - 16, 97 - 108.
  • Metcalf, Z. P. (1963 b) General catalogue of the Homoptera, Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 2. Tibicinidae. North Carolina State College Contribution, 1564, i-vi + 1 - 492.
  • Sanborn, A. F. (2013) Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea). With contributions to the bibliography by Martin H. Villet. Elsevier / Academic Press, San Diego, 1001 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / b 978 - 0 - 12 - 416647 - 9.00001 - 2
  • Ruschel, T. P. & Campos, L. A. (2019) Phylogeny and biogeography of the leaf-winged cicadas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 185, 1150 - 1187. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / zoolinnean / zyl 087
  • Sanborn, A. F., Marshall, D. C., Moulds, M. S., Puissant, S. & Simon, C. S. (2020) Redefinition of the cicada tribe Hemidictyini Distant, 1905, status of the tribe Iruanini Boulard, 1993 rev. stat., and the establishment of Hovanini n. tribe and Sapantangini n. tribe (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa, 4747 (1), 133 - 155. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4747.1.5