genus

Oncopsis Burmeister, 1838

Descendants and synonyms

Bythoscopus (Oncopsis) Burmeister, 1838a: pl.10.
type species by subsequent designation Cicada flavicollis Linnaeus, 1761 in Westwood, 1840b: 117

Burmeister, H.C.C. (1838a) Lystra, Acocephalus, Buthoscopus, Eurymela. In Genera quaedam insectorum. Iconibus illustravit et descripsit. Sumtibus A. Burmeister, Berlin. Vol. 1, pp. pls: 10, 11, 17, 20.
Westwood, J.O. (1840b) Synopsis of the genera of British insects. Order X. Homoptera. In An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London. pp. 115–117. [xi + 587 + 158 pp.]

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Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: όγκος (bulk, mass) + όψις (face, appearance)

No descendants observations found