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Habitus, dorsal view on Platygonia praestantior (Fowler, 1899): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Platygonia praestantior (Fowler, 1899): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Tettigonia praestantior Fowler, 1899e: 254.

    Lectotype; female; 1c1e20dc-0235-46da-84d6-7668f579540e; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Panama, Chiriquí Province: Bugaba, 800-1,500 ft., Champion

  • Diedrocephala praestantior (Fowler, 1899) in Distant, 1908b: 60.
  • Platygonia praestantior (Fowler, 1899) in Melichar, 1925a: 340.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Fowler, W.W. (1899e) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 249–256. [xii + 339 pp. + 21 pls.]
  • Distant, W.L. (1908b) Rhynchotal notes. -- XLIV (concluded). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 2, 57–84.
  • Melichar, L. (1925a) Monographie der Cicadellinen. II. Annales Musei Historico-Naturalis Hungarici, 22, 329–410.
  • Young, D.A., Jr. (1965c) Cicadelline types in the British Museum (Natural History) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 17(4), 163–199.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: more excelling

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023