Cixiini Spinola, 1839

Dmitriev, Dmitry A., 2020, Nomenclatural changes in the suborders Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) and Paleorrhyncha (Palaeohemiptera), Zootaxa 4881 (1), pp. 25-53 : 41-42

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Cixius bipunctulatus View in CoL nom.nov.

= Cixius bipunctatus ( Linnaeus, 1767a: 710) View in CoL (original genus Cicada ; from Brazil) primary homonym of Cicada bipunctata Scopoli, 1763a: 115 View in CoL (synonym of Philaenus spumarius ( Linnaeus, 1758a: 437) View in CoL ; widespread species)

Etymology: Latin adjective bipunctulatus , having two small dots.

Notes: This homonymy is covered by Article 23.9.5 of the Code. See also notes to Cercopis giebeli nom.nov. Since Cixius bipunctatus ( Linnaeus, 1767) is not a frequently used name, a new replacement name is proposed here.

Cixius tsauri View in CoL nom.nov.

= Cixius luridus Tsaur & Hsu in Tsaur, Hsu & Van Stalle, 1991: 264 View in CoL syn.nov. (from Taiwan) primary homonym of Booneta lurida (Walker, 1870: 104) View in CoL (original genus Cixius View in CoL ; from Indonesia)

Etymology: The species is named in honor of Shun-Chern Tsaur, an entomologist specializing in Auchenorrhyncha , Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan).