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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990

Habitus, dorsal view on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: Dorsal. Paratype. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: Dorsal. Paratype. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: Lateral. Paratype. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: (Observation).
Head on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: Head. Paratype. (Observation).
Head on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: (Observation).
Other on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: Labels. (Observation).
Other on Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Athysanella (Amphipyga) nielsoni Blocker, 1990 in Blocker & Johnson, 1990b: 107.

    Holotype; male; e06171fb-9257-4606-87fc-078bde12f396; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); Osgood, ID, 7 April 1938, on sage; in Nielson collection.

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Blocker, H.D. & Johnson, J.W. (1990b) Classification of Athysanella (Amphipyga) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 63(1), 101–132.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

in honor of Mervin William Nielson (1927–2019), an entomologist who specialized in Coelidiinae, United States Department of Agriculture

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001