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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE CICADOIDEA 
(Homoptera: Auchenorhyncha) 
By 
Z. P. Metcalf 1 
INTRODUCTION 
This bibliography of the Cicadoidea, or cicadas, has been prepared as a 
basis for cataloguing the information that has been published on this 
group. It is presumed to contain references to all pertinent literature pub¬ 
lished before 1956 and supersedes the Bibliography of the Homoptera 
Auchenorhyncha (Metcalf 1944a) as far as references to the Cicadoidea 
are concerned. 
The present work is a continuation of the project initiated in 1924 as 
the General Catalogue of the Hemiptera under the sponsorship of Smith 
College, Northampton, Massachusetts. That institution published fourteen 
parts, comprising the completed Fascicles I, II, III, and V, and Parts 1-10 
of Fascicle IV. Parts 11-18 of Fascicle IV, which deals with the Fulgoroidea, 
were published by the North Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C. 2 , 
and were entitled General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI, dealing 
with the Cicadelloidea 3 , Fascicle VII, dealing with the Cercopoidea, and 
Fascicle VIII, dealing with the Cicadoidea, will bear the latter title. 
In Fascicles I to V abbreviated literature citations were used for each 
separate reference. These citations conformed, in general, to the World 
List of Scientific Periodicals. In planning the preparation of Fascicles VI, 
VII, and VIII it was deemed advisable to adopt a system for literature 
references that would permit maximum economy of publication space and 
preparation time. In these catalogues references to literature are made by 
a code designation consisting of the author’s name, year, key letter, and 
page or pages concerned. This practice of using abbreviated citations has 
1 Dr. Metcalf died January 5, 1956. The work has been continued with the as¬ 
sistance of Miss Virginia Wade who worked with Dr. Metcalf for seven years. 
2 Partial publication costs for Parts 11-18 of Fascicle IV were defrayed by the 
National Science Foundation. Fascicle VII and the present Fascicle, VIII, are also 
being published with a Grant in Aid from the National Science Foundation. 
3 Shortly before Dr. Metcalf’s death he entered into arrangements for a research 
contract between the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Entomology Depart¬ 
ment, North Carolina State College. The various parts will appear as Miscellaneous 
Publications of the U. S. Department of Agriculture under the title “General Cata¬ 
logue of the Homoptera, Fascicle VI, Cicadelloidea.” They will be for sale by the 
Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, 
D. C. 
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