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Habitus, dorsal view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Habitus (female). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Habitus (female). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Habitus (male). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Nymph. (Observation).
Head on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Head and thorax. (Observation).
Head on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Face. (Observation).
Head on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Head and thorax. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Pygofer, dorsal view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Subgenital plate. (Observation).
Stylus on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Aedeagus, dorsal view. (Observation).
Connective on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Connective. (Observation).
Forewing on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Forewing. (Observation).
Hind wing on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Hind wing. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Abdominal apodemes I and II, anterior view. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Abdominal apodemes I and II. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv I). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv I). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv I). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv I). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv II). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv II). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv II). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv II). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Ovipositor (valv III). (Observation).
Ovipositor on Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012: Sternite VII. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012a: 53.

    Holotype; male; 6a8e6a1a-c0a0-4828-ae81-ba12105f4f22; deposited at: Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute (SANC); South Africa: Gauteng: Pretoria, Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

  • Xerophytacolus tubuverpa [sic] Stiller, 2012 in Stiller & Maseko, 2026: 61.
  • Xerophytacolus tubuverpa [sic] Stiller, 2012 (misspelling of Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012) in Stiller & Maseko, 2026: 61.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Stiller, M. & Maseko, Z. (2026) A new leafhopper genus and species from the Magaliesberg, South Africa. Zootaxa, 5881(1), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5881.1.2
  • Stiller, M. (2012a) New leafhopper genera and species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) which feed on Velloziaceae from Southern Africa, with a discussion of their trophobiosis. Zootaxa, 3509, 35–54.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: tube + verpus (penis) (for tubular shape of the paired aedeagal shafts)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012