As elytra is used in Coleoptera, we used the term ‘tegmina’ (singular: tegmen) as a synonym to mention the more or less sclerified mesothoracic forewings, a convention in most of Hemiptera; they are usually covering the membranous metathoracic hind wings at repose.
The general venation schema for planthoppers is here provided based on a fulgoromorphan ground plan slightly modified from the one proposed by Shcherbakov (1996 ). Terminology is completed according to Bourgoin (1997 ) who recommended the use of areas (nodal cells, major vein areas) for the interpretation of veins and updated from Bourgoin and Szwedo (2008 ) and Szwedo and Żyła (2009 ), including the recent proposal of the CuA zigzag vein (=arculus auctorum, Emeljanov 1987 ) as autapomorphic for Paraneoptera (Nel et al. 2012 (link)).
The standardized terminology proposed is built upon the various major vein nomenclature systems used and upon homology-driven morphological interpretations concerning both extant and extinct taxa samples according to all major authors in these topics (Metcalf 1913 (link); Muir 1913 , 1923 ; Melichar 1923 ; Fennah 1944 ; Hamilton 1972 ; Emeljanov 1977 , 1987 ; Shcherbakov 1981 , 1996 ; Zelazny 1981 ; Kukalová-Peck 1983 (link); Chou et al. 1985 ; Anufriev and Emeljanov 1988 ; Dworakowska 1988 ; Bourgoin 1997 ; Zelazny and Webb 2011 ; Ding 2006 ; Nel et al. 2012 (link), 2013 (link); Gnezdilov 2013 (link)).
A corresponding terminology between these major systems is proposed (Table1 ), and a definition is provided for each structure.
The general venation schema for planthoppers is here provided based on a fulgoromorphan ground plan slightly modified from the one proposed by Shcherbakov (1996 ). Terminology is completed according to Bourgoin (1997 ) who recommended the use of areas (nodal cells, major vein areas) for the interpretation of veins and updated from Bourgoin and Szwedo (2008 ) and Szwedo and Żyła (2009 ), including the recent proposal of the CuA zigzag vein (=arculus auctorum, Emeljanov 1987 ) as autapomorphic for Paraneoptera (Nel et al. 2012 (link)).
The standardized terminology proposed is built upon the various major vein nomenclature systems used and upon homology-driven morphological interpretations concerning both extant and extinct taxa samples according to all major authors in these topics (Metcalf 1913 (link); Muir 1913 , 1923 ; Melichar 1923 ; Fennah 1944 ; Hamilton 1972 ; Emeljanov 1977 , 1987 ; Shcherbakov 1981 , 1996 ; Zelazny 1981 ; Kukalová-Peck 1983 (link); Chou et al. 1985 ; Anufriev and Emeljanov 1988 ; Dworakowska 1988 ; Bourgoin 1997 ; Zelazny and Webb 2011 ; Ding 2006 ; Nel et al. 2012 (link), 2013 (link); Gnezdilov 2013 (link)).
A corresponding terminology between these major systems is proposed (Table
Corresponding terminologies between main vein system interpretations since Metcalf (1913 (link)), with the recommended standardized one (in bold)
Metcalf (1913 (link)) | C | Sc + R + M | Sc + R | Sc (two branches) | R | M (typically 4 branched) | Cu | A1 | A2 | A3 | A3 s branch | ||
Melichar (1923 ) | Costal vein | Subcostal vein | Radius 1 | Radius 2 | Median vein | Cubitus | Clavus suture | Claval vein external branch | Claval vein internal branch | Scutellar + clavus sutural margins | |||
Fennah (1944 ) | C | Sc + R + M | Sc + R | Sc | R1, Rs | MP | Cu1 | Cu2 | Pcu | A1 | A2 | ||
Hamilton (1972 ) | C | Sc | S + M | S | SA | SP | M (forks first in MA and MP) | Cu | P + E | 1A | 2A | Margin | |
Emeljanov (1977 ) | C | Sc | S + M | Sc + R | R1Sc + R2 | R3 | M | CuA | CuP | Pcu | A1 | A2 | |
Shcherbakov (1981 ) | C | Sc + R + M | (Sc +) R | R1 | R1a | Rs | M | CuA | CuP | Pcu | A1 | A2 | |
Chou et al. (1985 ) | C | Sc | R + M | R | M | Cu | Clavus suture | A | A | Margin | |||
Dworakowska (1988 ) | CA | Pc + CP | ScP + R + M | ScP + R + MA | ScP + RA | RA | RP + MA | MP | CuA | CuP | AA | AP’ | AP” |
Ding (2006 ) | C | Sc + R + M | Sc + R | Sc | Sc2 | R1 | M (‘Rs, M1, M2, M3′ = M1, M2, M3, M4) | Cu1 (‘Cu1a’ = CuA1) | Cu2 | IA | IIA | Margin | |