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Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866

tamarix leafhopper; Tamariskenzirpe
Habitus, dorsal view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Head on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, face (INHS). (Observation).
Head on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, face. (Observation).
Head on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).
Nymph on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, pygofer, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, pygofer, dorsally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, subgenital plates and valve, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Subgenital plate. (Observation).
Stylus on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, aedeagus, laterally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, aedeagus, caudally (INHS). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Connective on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, connective and stylus, ventrally (INHS). (Observation).
Forewing on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, forewing. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, 2nd valvulae (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, 1st valvula dorsal sculpturing (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Opsius stactogalus, 1st valvula (INHS). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866: Sternite VII (female). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (42)

  • Stactogala Amyot, 1847a: 217. (Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 2006a: 284; non binominal: species not binominal)
  • Iassus stactogala Walker, 1851b: 894. (nomen nudum: no description)
  • Opsius tamaracis [sic] Kirschbaum, 1868 in Sunil, Meshram & Thakur, 2022: 5.
  • Opsius tamaracis [sic] Kirschbaum, 1868 (misspelling of Jassus [sic] (Thamnotettix) tamaricis Kirschbaum, 1868) in Sunil, Meshram & Thakur, 2022: 5.

Nomenclature references (31)

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  • Singh-Pruthi, H. (1925b) The morphology of the male genitalia in Rhynchota. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1925, 127–267 + pls. 6–32.
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  • Sunil, S., Meshram, N.M. & Thakur, P. (2022) Two new records of leafhoppers of the genus Opsius Fieber from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, e22155, 1–6.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: στακτὴ (drop) + γάλα (milk)

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