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Habitus, dorsal view on Amblyscartidia elegantissima (Blanchard, 1840): Specimen from Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Southeastern Brazil, by C. M. F. Silva 2014. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Amblyscartidia elegantissima (Blanchard, 1840): Specimen from Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Southeastern Brazil, by C. M. F. Silva 2014. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Amblyscartidia elegantissima (Blanchard, 1840): Specimen from Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Southeastern Brazil, by C. M. F. Silva 2014. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Tettigonia elegantissima Blanchard, 1840a: 190.
  • Amblyscarta elegantissima (Blanchard, 1840) in Metcalf, 1965a: 217.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Blanchard, C.É. (1840a) Homoptères. In Histoire naturelle des Insectes Orthoptères, Nèvroptères, Hémiptères, Hyménoptères, Lépidoptères et Diptères. P. Duménil. Imprimerie de Terzuolo. Paris. Vol. 3, pp. 163–201, 9–15 pls. [672 pp. + 71 pls.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 1. Tettigellidae. Washington, D.C., USDA, II+730 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: most elegant

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012