Species
Ptyelus hottentoti (Cogan, 1916)
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (2)
- Philaenus hottentoti Cogan, 1916a: 175.
Holotype; male; 98cc351a-bbe3-4cc2-8417-8fe2bba57829; deposited at: South African Museum (SAM); South Africa, Western Cape: Cape Town, Mally
- Ptyelus hottentoti (Cogan, 1916) in Metcalf, 1962f: 60.
Nomenclature references (2)
- Cogan, E.S. (1916a) Homopterous studies. Part I. Contribution towards our knowledge of the Homoptera of South Africa. The Ohio Journal of Science, 16(5), 161–208.
- Metcalf, Z.P. (1962f) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 3. Aphrophoridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VII + 600 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Hottentot (British and South African English), a term that was historically used to refer to the Khoekhoe, indigenous nomadic pastoralists of South Africa
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |