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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
species

Carystoterpa chelyon Hamilton & Morales, 1992

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Carystoterpa chelyon Hamilton & Morales, 1992a: 13.

    Holotype; male; 7236ed32-ec16-44ae-a16e-887dfa1abc0c; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); New Zealand, Northland: Kaitaia, 1 March 1923, J.G. Myers

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Hamilton, K.G.A. & Morales, C.F. (1992a) Cercopidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). Fauna of New Zealand, 25, 1–40.
  • Larivière, M.-C., Fletcher, M.J. & Larochelle, A. (2010a) Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, 63, 1–232.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek (χέλιον, chelyon): tortoise-shell

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