World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
family

Aphrophoridae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

spittlebugs

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Aphrophorides Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843a: 563. (Official List of Family Group Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1961e: 109)

    type genus Aphrophora Germar, 1821

Type

Aphrophora Germar, 1821 type genus of Aphrophoridae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Amyot, C.J.-B. & Audinet-Serville, J.G. (1843a) Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris, lxxvi + 676 pp. + 12 pls.
  • International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (1961e) Opinion 590. Aphrophora Germar, 1821 (Insecta, Hemipera): designation under the plenary powers of a type-species in harmony with accustomed usage. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 18, 109–111.

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
family1001
subfamily1001
tribe1101829
genus1047135246
subgenus1906887
species9483417112693
subspecies840261345