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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851)

Habitus, dorsal view on Dagama maculata (Linnavuori, 1961) now Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Dagama maculata (Linnavuori, 1961) now Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): (Observation).
Head on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Head, pro-, and mesothorax. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Subgenital plate. (Observation).
Stylus on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Stylus (from Knysna). (Observation).
Stylus on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Stylus, ventral and lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Connective on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Connective. (Observation).
Forewing on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Forewing. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): Sternite VII. (Observation).
Other on Dagama maculata (Linnavuori, 1961) now Dagama capensis (Walker, 1851): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (9)

  • Bythoscopus capensis Walker, 1851b: 870.
  • Dagama novata Distant, 1910e: 243.

    Holotype; adult; a6a156ac-e305-4d5d-ac6e-64105b9c4175; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, former Natal: Durban, Bell-Marley

  • Dagama novata Distant, 1910 (subjective synonym of Bythoscopus capensis Walker, 1851) in Theron, 1980b: 295.
  • Paranoplus maculatus Linnavuori, 1961 (subjective synonym of Bythoscopus capensis Walker, 1851) in Theron, 1980b: 295.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Distant, W.L. (1910e) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Homoptera. In Insecta transvaaliensia; a contribution to a knowledge of the entomology of South Africa. F. Edwards. London. Vol. 10, pp. 229–252, pls. XXII-XXIII.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. & Quartau, J.A. (1975a) Revision of the Ethiopian Cicadellidae (Hemiptera-Homoptera): Iassinae and Acroponinae. In Études du Continent Africain. Fascicule 3. Fondation pour Favoriser les Recherches Scientifiques en Afrique. Bruxelles. pp. 1–170.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1961a) Hemiptera (Homoptera): Cicadellidae. In B. Hanström (Ed.). South African Animal Life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almqvist & Wiksell, Göteborg – Stockholm – Uppsala. Vol. 8, pp. 452–486. [557 pp.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1966c) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 15. Iassidae. Washington, D.C.: USDA, II+229 pp.
  • Theron, J.G. (1980b) South African species of Dagama Distant (Hemiptera Cicadellidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 43(2), 293–298.
  • Walker, F. (1851b) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 3, 637–907.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

from Cape Prov. (South Africa)

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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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Species1056