Species
Drabescus evansi Zhang & Webb, 1996
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (4)
- Drabescus heroni Evans, 1972 non Evans, 1966 in Evans, 1972a: 197.
- Drabescus heroni Evans, 1972 non Evans, 1966 (misapplication, linked to Drabescus heroni Evans, 1966)
- Drabescus evansi Zhang & Webb, 1996a: 25.
Holotype; male; 648afab2-b413-442c-ba7c-a0c6fd93b451; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Papua New Guinea, Morobe District: Herzog Mts, Vagau, 4,000', 4-17.I.1965
- Drabescus heroni Evans, 1972 non Evans, 1966 (unavailable, linked to Drabescus evansi Zhang & Webb, 1996) in Zhang & Webb, 1996a: 25.
Nomenclature references (3)
- Evans, J.W. (1966a) The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea). Memoirs of the Australian Museum, 12, 1–347.
- Evans, J.W. (1972a) Characteristics and relationships of Penthimiinae and some new genera and new species from New Guinea and Australia; also new species of Drabescinae from New Guinea and Australia. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pacific Insects, 14(1), 169–200.
- Zhang, Y.-L. & Webb, M.D. (1996a) A revised classification of the Asian and Pacific selenocephaline leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 65(1), 1–103.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
in honor of John William Evans (1906–1990), an entomologist who specialized in Cicadellidae (Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia)
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |