Maiestas is a genus of insects in the family Cicadellidae, the vast majority of which were formerly placed in the genus Recilia.[1][2]

Maiestas
Head, pronotum, and scutellum of Maiestas vetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Deltocephalini
Genus: Maiestas
Distant, 1917
Type species
Maiestas illustris
Distant, 1917
Synonyms[1]
  • Togacephalus Matsumura, 1940
  • Inazuma Ishihara, 1953
  • Inemadara Ishihara, 1953
  • Insulanus Linnavuori, 1960 (Preocc.)
  • Togacephala Auctt. (Lapsus calami)

Species

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Species accepted as of February 2025:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Webb, M.D.; Viraktamath, C.A. 2009: Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the Deltocephalus group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 2163: 1-64. Abstract & excerpt
  2. ^ Ramya, N; Srinivasa, N; Meshram, Naresh M (26 August 2017). "Note on genus M aiestas ( Hemiptera: Cicadellidae ) with d iagnosis of important species" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Maiestas Distant, 1917". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 24 February 2025.

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