genus

Abrus Dai & Zhang, 2002

Abrus Dai & Zhang, 2002a: 304.
type species by original designation Abrus hengshanensis Dai & Zhang, 2002
Aburus [sic] Dai & Zhang, 2002 in Li, Zhang & Wang, 2007a: 163.

Aburus [sic] Dai & Zhang, 2002 (misspelling of Abrus Dai & Zhang, 2002) in Li, Zhang & Wang, 2007a: 163.

Abrus hengshanensis Dai & Zhang, 2002 type species by original designation of Abrus Dai & Zhang, 2002

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek (αβρός): elegant, delicate; referring to the membranous transparent process of the pygofer

Dai, W. & Zhang, Y.-L. (2002a) A new genus and six new species of Deltocephalinae from China (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 27(2), 304–315.
Li, Z.-Z., Zhang, B. & Wang, Y.-J. (2007a) Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Hecalinae, Coelidiinae, Iassinae, Nirvaninae, Evacanthinae, Euscelinae, Hylicinae and Ulopinae. In Z.-Z. Li, M.-F. Yang, & D.-C. Jin (Eds.). Insect fauna from National Nature Reserve of Guizhou Province, V. Insects from Leigongshan Landscape. Guizhou Science and Technology Publishing House, Guiyang, China. pp. 146–167. [in Chinese; 759 pp. + 24 pls.]