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genus

Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978

Habitus, dorsal view: Megabahita irrorata, dorsal habitus (OSUC). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: Megabahita irrorata, dorsal habitus (OSUC). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: Megabahita irrorata, lateral habitus (OSUC). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus: Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978b: 120.

    type species by original designation Eutettix irroratus Osborn, 1923

  • Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (classified as Bahitini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013) in Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013a: 49.

Type

Eutettix irroratus Osborn, 1923 type species by original designation of Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: μέγας (large) + Bahita

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Linnavuori, R.E. & DeLong, D.M. (1978b) Neotropical leafhoppers of the Bahita group (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). A contribution to the taxonomy. Brenesia, 14-15, 109–169.
  • Zahniser, J.N. & Dietrich, C.H. (2013a) A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 45, 1–211.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus110
species963