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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

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.

Type

type genus of Aphrophoridae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Family1001
Subfamily1001
Tribe1101829
Genus1047116227
Subgenus20088108
Species9603418792873
Subspecies570175232