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Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: Ohio State U. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: Ohio State U. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: Ohio State U. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: U. S. National Museum (photo: J. N. Zahniser). (Observation).
Subgenital plate: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: U. S. National Museum (photo: J. N. Zahniser). (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: U. S. National Museum (photo: J. N. Zahniser). (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Scaphytopius meridianus Hepner, 1946: U. S. National Museum (photo: J. N. Zahniser). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) scriptus meridianus Hepner, 1946a: 100.

    Holotype; male; 0f318a1c-7045-48dc-a4b6-b28c8b23284b; deposited at: University of Kansas - Biodiversity Institute (SEMC); Branford, Florida, July 31, 1930, R.H. Beamer

  • Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) meridianus Hepner, 1946 in Oman, 1949a: 103.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: southern

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Hepner, L.W. (1946a) A new subgenus and several new species of Scaphytopius (Homoptera-Cicadellidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 19(3), 87–109.
  • Oman, P.W. (1949a) The Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). A generic classification and check list. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 3, 1–253.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012