Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885 in Fieber, 1885a: 102.
Holotype; male; 65b397bf-c026-4759-a8e8-84ad70d5438c; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);
Thamnotettix prolixus Lethierry, 1885 in Puton, 1886b: 82.
Aconura prolixa (Lethierry, 1885) in Horváth, 1903a: 5.
Doratulina orientalis Matsumura, 1914a: 233.
Athysanus aethiopica Cogan, 1916a: 189.
Syntypes; male, female; c91201d5-0420-4585-ac57-22cc915e9ed6; deposited at: South African Museum (SAM); South Africa, Western Cape Province: Cape Town, Mally
Thamnotettix minutus Haupt, 1917d: 254.
Syntypes; adult; 2e15b4ee-10e1-485a-ae65-ff6ae3de54ff; deposited at: Museum of Zoology Senckenberg Dresden (MTD); Uzbekistan: Bukhara
Euscelis aethiopica (Cogan, 1916) in Naudé, 1926a: 68.
Thamnotettix sanguisuga Lindberg, 1927c: 88.
Deltocephalus simplex Haupt, 1927a: 29.
Deltocephalus simplex Haupt, 1927 (primary homonym of Deltocephalus simplex Van Duzee, 1892)
Cicadula indica Singh-Pruthi, 1930a: 54.
Syntypes; adult; ed271f24-e53e-4500-b023-6c806fb384bf; deposited at: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (ZSI); Pakistan, Punjab: Tret, 3300', Murree Hills, N.W. Himalayas, IX-X.1928, H.S. Pruthi
Aconurella prolixa (Lethierry, 1885) in Ribaut, 1948c: 57.
Thamnotettix sanguisuga Lindberg, 1927 (subjective synonym of Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885) in Linnavuori, 1953d: 56.
Deltocephalus obtusus Metcalf, 1955a: 266.
Deltocephalus simplex Haupt, 1927 (replaced by Deltocephalus obtusus Metcalf, 1955) in Metcalf, 1955a: 266.
Deltocephalus simplex Haupt, 1927 (subjective synonym of Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885) in Linnavuori, 1962a: 40.
Thamnotettix minutus Haupt, 1917 (subjective synonym of Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885) in Dlabola, 1963c: 324.
Aconurella orientalis (Matsumura, 1914) in Emeljanov, 1964d: 626.
Aconurella indica (Singh-Pruthi, 1930) in Emeljanov, 1964d: 626.
Deltocephalus obtusus Metcalf, 1955 (subjective synonym of Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885) in Nast, 1972a: 351.
Chiasmus karachiensis Ahmed & Qadeer, 1988 in Ahmed, Qadeer & Malik, 1988a: 13.
Holotype; male; a4b18e3d-5dd6-4bed-828a-40471097601b; deposited at: University of Karachi (KUH); Pakistan, Sindh: Karachi, grass, 1.xi.1985, Qadeer
Chiasmus lobata Ahmed & Qadeer, 1988 in Ahmed, Qadeer & Malik, 1988a: 14.
Holotype; male; 13cff2c0-55be-49e8-be47-8ed66b7520ba; deposited at: University of Karachi (KUH); Pakistan, Sindh: Karachi, grass, 15.xii.1985, Qadeer
Aconurella prolix [sic] Lethierry, 1885 (misspelling of Thamnotettix prolixa Lethierry, 1885) in Naz, Sultana, Katri & Kumar, 2025: 167.
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Etymology:
Latin: courteous, favorable
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