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Habitus, dorsal view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Capoideus cuprescens, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Capoideus cuprescens, dorsal habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Capoideus cuprescens, lateral habitus (INHS). (Observation).
Head on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Head, pro-, and mesothorax. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Subgenital plate. (Observation).
Stylus on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Stylus. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Connective on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Connective. (Observation).
Forewing on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Forewing. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926): Ovipositor. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Scaphoideus cuprescens Naudé, 1926a: 43.

    Holotype; male; 1df47e7b-8c83-4ffd-a15d-cfce04fdadd9; deposited at: South African National Collection of Insects (SANC); South Africa: Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Stellenbosch, Cape Province, 17.XII.1922, coll. F.W. Pettey

  • Scaphoideus (Angenus) cuprescens Naudé, 1926 in DeLong, 1939a: 36.
  • Capoideus cuprescens (Naudé, 1926) in Theron, 1974b: 164.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • DeLong, D.M. (1939a) A review of the genus Scaphoideus. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 41, 33–45.
  • Naudé, T.J. (1926a) Cicadellidae of South Africa. A taxonomic and faunistic study. Entomology Memoirs. Union of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, 1(4), 1–106 + 10 pls.
  • Theron, J.G. (1974b) The Naudé species of South African Cicadellidae (Hemiptera). III. Species assigned to the genus Chlorotettix Van Duzee, Thamnotettix Zetterstedt, Euscelis Brulle, Scaphoideus Uhler and Selenocephalus Germar. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 37(1), 147–166.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: copper-colored

Stats

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