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Pygofer, lateral view on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Subgenital plate. (Observation).
Stylus on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Aedeagus, dorsolateral view. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980): Sternite VII. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Tubulanus rhopalus Cheng, 1980a: 106.
  • Atanus rhopalus (Cheng, 1980) in Zanol, 2006: 163.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Cheng, Y.-J. (1980a) New leafhopper taxa (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Paraguay. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 53(1), 61–111.
  • Zanol, K.M.R. (2006) Novas combinações em Atanus Oman (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) [New combinations within Atanus Oman (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)]. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 50(2), 163–164. [in Portuguese] https://doi.org/10.1590/s0085-56262006000200003
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Rhopalus, in Greek mythology, son of King Phaestus and father of Hippolytus

Stats

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