Fulgora laternaria

• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 19 meters (61 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Cicada laternaria Linn é, 1758
2. Fulgora lanternaria Donovan, 1797
3. Fulgora saternaria Audouin, 1825
4. Fulgoram laternariam Lindenberg, 1779
5. Fulgore portelanterne Wesmael, 1837
6. Laternaria phosphorea Linn é, 1764

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Metcalf Z.P., 16-Feb-2006

Similar Species

Members of the genus Fulgora

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in this genus:

F. caerulescens · F. candelaria · F. castresii · F. cearensis · F. graciliceps · F. lampetis · F. laternaria · F. lucifera · F. orthocephala · F. plana · F. planirostris · F. striata

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Further Reading

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• A text-book of entomology, including the anatomy, physiology, embryology and metamorphoses of insects, for use in agricultural and technical schools and colleges as well as by the working entomologist, by Alpheus S. Packard New York, The Macmillan company;1898. ENG url p. 507.
• Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones, hucusque in Italia reperta [fasc. 1-4] Portici, sumptibus auctoris, 1882-97. LAT url p. 299.
• An introduction to entomology: or Elements of the natural history of insects: with plates. By William Kirby and William Spence. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1828. ENG url p. 324, p. 397, p. 414, p. 608.
• An introduction to entomology: or, Elements of the natural history of insects: comprising an account of noxious and useful insects, of their metamorphoses, food, stratagems, habitations, societies, motions, noises, hybernation, ins By William Kirby an Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard, 1846. ENG url p. 534, p. 543.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 120, p. 19.
• Berattelse om Framstegen i Insekternas, Myriapodernas och Arachnidernas Naturalhistoria. Stockholm. url p. 106.
• Bibliotheca entomologica. Die Litteratur über das ganze Gebiet der Entomologie, bis zum Jahre 1862. Von Hermann August Hagen. Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 1862-63. GER url p. 338.
• Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. Bruxelles. url p. 11.
• Bulletin des se?ances de la Socie?te? entomologique de France. [Paris]: Socie?te? entomologique de France, [1877-1880] FRE url p. 216.
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• Elementary text-book of zoology, tr. and ed. by Adam Sedgwick, with the assistance of F. G. Heathcote. London, Swan Sonnenschein & co., 1892-1893. ENG url p. 571.
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• Genera crustaceorum et insectorum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata Parisiis et Argentorati: A. Koenig, 1806-09. LAT url p. 165.
• Gli insetti: loro organizzazione, sviluppo, abitudini e rapporti coll 'uomo / Antonio Berlese. Milano: Società Editrice libraria, 1909. ITA url p. 486, p. 719, p. 926.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 31, 2006.
• Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB.2005 3-5.2005 (update 7), 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig: ZFMK Homoptera collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5547216
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: FLO-t9494
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 622562

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 188.140 based on 17 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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