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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Macropsis breakeyi Merino, 1936a: 320.

    Holotype; adult; 8205aed3-f516-41e5-9c78-5f2d2cb0631f; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Philippines: Mindanao, Zamboanga, Baker collection

  • Varicopsella breakeyi (Merino, 1936) in Hamilton, 1980b: 900.
  • Varicopsella (Varicopsella) breakeyi (Merino, 1936) in Li, Dai & Li, 2014: 4.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Merino, G. (1936a) Philippine Cicadellidae (Homoptera). Philippine Journal of Science, 61(3), 307–400, 4 pl.
  • Hamilton, K.G.A. (1980b) Contributions to the study of the World Macropsini (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 112, 875–932. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent112875-9
  • Li, H., Dai, R.-H. & Li, Z.-Z. (2014) First record of the leafhopper genus Varicopsella Hamilton, 1980 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Macropsinae) in China, with descriptions of a new subgenus and new species, a checklist, and a key to species. Journal of Insect Science, 14(125), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/jis/14.1.125
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Edward P. Breakey, an American entomologist (Department of Zoology and Entomology, Ohio State University)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023