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Pygofer, lateral view on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Stylus, ventral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Connective on Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912: Connective, ventral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912b: 294.

    Lectotype; female; b92627b7-be24-44c3-ae6f-d6be666bdf5c; deposited at: Entomological Institute, Hokkaido University (EIHU); Taiwan, former Formosa: Horisha, coll. Matsumura

  • Dabrescus [sic] formosanus Matsumura, 1912b: 294.
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  • Drabescus trichromus Yang, 1995 in Yang & Zhang, 1995a: 41.

    Holotype; male; e4057481-9c15-485f-b434-0d6f403e687c; deposited at: China Agricultural University (CAU); China: Zhejiang Province, Quzhou City, Kaihua County, Gutian Mountain, 26.VII.1992

  • Drabescus trichromus Yang, 1995 (subjective synonym of Drabescus formosanus Matsumura, 1912) in Zhang & Webb, 1996a: 24.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Li, J.-J., Liu, H.-H., Wu, Y.-X., Ye, L. & Huang, X.-L. (2021) A dataset on type specimens of hemipteran insects in China. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e64443
  • Matsumura, S. (1912b) Die Acocephalinen und Bythoscopinen Japans. The Journal of the Sapporo Agricultural College, Sapporo, Japan, 4(7), 279–325.
  • Yang, J. & Zhang, L.-S. (1995a) Homoptera: Cicadelloidea. In T.-A. Zhu (Ed.). Insects and Macrofungi of Gutinshan, Zhejiang. Zhejiang Science and Technology Publishing House; Hangzhou, China. pp. 37–44. [in Chinese; 327 pp.]
  • 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:

from Formosa, a former name of Taiwan

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023