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Head on Alapus fraternus (Ball, 1911): Alapus fraternus, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).
Head on Alapus fraternus (Ball, 1911): Alapus fraternus, head, pronotum, and mesonotum, dorsally. (Observation).
Forewing on Alapus fraternus (Ball, 1911): Alapus fraternus, forewing. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Deltocephalus fraternus Ball, 1911a: 201.
  • Deltocephalus (Flexamia) fraternus Ball, 1911 in DeLong, 1926d: 25.
  • Alapus fraternus (Ball, 1911) in DeLong & Sleesman, 1929a: 86.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Ball, E.D. (1911a) Additions to the jassid fauna of North America (Homoptera). The Canadian Entomologist, 43, 197–204.
  • DeLong, D.M. (1926d) A monographic study of the North American species of the genus Deltocephalus. University Studies. The Ohio State University. Contributions in zoology and entomology. 2 (13): i-x, 1-129.
  • DeLong, D.M. & Sleesman, J.P. (1929a) New genera and subgenera form the genus Deltocephalus. A study of the internal male genitalia of the American species and their bearing upon taxonomy. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 22, 81–114.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: belonging to a brother, fraternal

Stats

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