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Pygofer appendages on Nisitra kalypso (Kirkaldy, 1907): Pygofer appendages (T. atriceps lauensis Linnavuori, 1960). (Observation).
Pygofer appendages on Nisitra kalypso (Kirkaldy, 1907): Pygofer appendages (T. atriceps lauensis Linnavuori, 1960). (Observation).
Pygofer appendages on Nisitra kalypso (Kirkaldy, 1907): Pygofer appendages. (Observation).
Stylus on Nisitra kalypso (Kirkaldy, 1907): Stylus. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Tharra kalypso Kirkaldy, 1907d: 76.

    Holotype; female; 08f1002f-b9ba-4468-8ee7-0a65cf33ca38; deposited at: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BPBM); Fiji, Central: Viti Levu, Rewa Province, IV.1906, Muir

  • Tharra atriceps lauensis Linnavuori, 1960a: 28.

    Holotype; male; 96735af4-f537-4c01-8865-d9fabf0ad7f1; deposited at: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BPBM); Fiji: Lau, Aiwa, 1.VIII.1924, E.H. Bryan coll.

  • Tharra atriceps lauensis Linnavuori, 1960 (subjective synonym of Tharra kalypso Kirkaldy, 1907) in Nielson, 1975a: 160.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907d) Leaf-Hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera). Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 3, 1–186, i-iii, pls. 1–20.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1960a) Cicadellidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha) of Fiji. Acta Entomologica Fennica, 15, 1–71.
  • Nielson, M.W. (1975a) A revision of the subfamily Coelidiinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Tribes Tinobregmini, Sandersellini and Tharrini. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, Suppl. 24, 1–197.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Calypso, or Kalypso ( Greek: Καλυψώ, "she who conceals"), in Greek mythology, a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years

Stats

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