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genus

Aphrophora Germar, 1821

Depicts Head, an Observation.
Depicts Head, an Observation.
Depicts Nymph, an Observation.
Depicts Nymph, an Observation.

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Aphrophora Germar, 1821a: 48. (Official List of Generic Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1961e: 109)

    type species by ruling by the Commission Cercopis alni Fallén, 1805 in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1961e: 109

  • Aphrophora Germar, 1821 (classified as Aphrophorides Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843) in Hamilton, 2016a: 205.

Type

Cercopis alni Fallén, 1805 type species by ruling by the Commission of Aphrophora Germar, 1821

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: ἀφρός (foam) + φορά (to bear, show, have)

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Germar, E.F. (1821a) Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie, 4, 1–106.
  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (2016a) Neotropical spittlebugs related to Neaenini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) and the origins of subfamily Cercopinae. Zootaxa, 4169(2), 201–250. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4169.2.1
  • 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

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus110
subgenus50248
species398109289
subspecies1129