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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Oxypleura contracta Walker, 1850a: 31. (valid in Metcalf, 1963e: 75)
  • Oxypleura contracta Walker, 1850 (subjective synonym of Tettigonia strumosa Fabricius, 1803) in Stål, 1866a: 19.
  • Platypleura (Poecilopsaltria) contracta (Walker, 1850) in Karsch, 1890b: 103.
  • Afzeliada contracta (Walker, 1850) in Boulard, 1973c: 1170.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Walker, F. (1850a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 1, 1–260. pl. 1–2.
  • Stål, C. (1866a) Hemiptera Homoptera Latr. In Hemiptera Africana. Vol. 4, pp. 1–276 + pl. 1.
  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1890b) Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Singcikaden Afrika's und Madagaskar's. Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 35, 85–130.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963e) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 1. Cicadidae. Section I. Tibiceninae. Baltimore, Md.: Waverly press, vii + 585 p.
  • Boulard, M. (1973c) Classification raisonné des Platypleures africaines (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 90(3), 1161–1188. [1972]
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: collected, contracted

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034