Kalidasa albiflos

Kalidasa albiflos
Kalidasa lanata on Ailanthus triphysa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Kalidasa
Species:	K. albiflos
Binomial name
Kalidasa albiflos (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
Cicada lanata Drury, 1773 Kalidasa lanata(Drury, 1773) Aphaena albiflosWalker, 1851 Aphaena divesWalker, 1851 Kalidasa dives(Walker, 1851) Euphria walkeriAtkinson, 1885 Kalidasa dives walkeri(Atkinson, 1885)

Kalidasa albiflos is a species of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae found in India. It was previously known as Kalidasa lanata, but it has been proposed that it should be called Kalidasa albiflos, contrary to the principle of priority. This change is due to the fact that Kalidasa lanata was described as Cicada lanata, a name that conflicted with an earlier use of Cicada lanata described by Linnaeus in 1758. In order to avoid homonymy, the next available synonym in line by priority has been selected. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They have a slender and flexible stalk-like outgrowth arising from above the tip of the snout. ^{[3] [2]}

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References

1. Dmitriev, Dmitry A. (2020). "Nomenclatural changes in the suborders Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) and Paleorrhyncha (Palaeohemiptera)". Zootaxa. 4881 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.2. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   33311127.
2. "Kalidasa lanata (Drury, 1773)" . Retrieved 29 May 2017.
3. Distant W. L. (1906). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Volume 3. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 214.