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Cephisus variolosus (Walker, 1858)

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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Ptyelus variolosus Walker, 1858b: 188. (valid in Hamilton, 2012a: 52)

    Holotype; female; daf83d65-1857-4fcc-b055-0e35ca57904a; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico

  • Ptyelus variolosus Walker, 1858 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora siccifolia Walker, 1851) in Stål, 1869a: 18.
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  • Cephisus siccifolius cubanus Metcalf & Bruner, 1944 (subjective synonym of Ptyelus variolosus Walker, 1858) in Hamilton, 2012a: 52.
  • Cephisus variolosus (Walker, 1858) in Hamilton, 2012a: 52.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: colorful, variegated

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (2012a) Revision of Neotropical aphrophorine spittlebugs, part 1: Ptyelini (Hemiptera, Cercopoidea). Zootaxa, 3497, 41–59.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Bruner, S.C. (1944a) The Cercopidae of Cuba. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 60(2), 109–128.
  • Stål, C. (1869a) Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 2. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 8(1), 1–130.
  • Walker, F. (1858b) Supplement. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Order of Trustees, Suppl. 307 pp.

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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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