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Habitus, dorsal view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Scaphytopius irroratus (Van Duzee, 1910): Illinois Natural History Survey. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Platymetopius irroratus Van Duzee, 1910a: 227.

    Lectotype; male; 438377c5-5fce-4473-92a3-f79458fe2bfe; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (NMNH); Tia Juana, Mexico, June 15, 1908, E.D. Ball

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1910a) A revision of the American species of Platymetopius. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 3, 214–231.
  • Hepner, L.W. (1947a) A revision of the tribe Scaphytopini (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) in America north of Mexico. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 31, 413–541.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: besprinkled, dewy

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001
Subspecies301316