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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Varicopsella elegans Hamilton, 1980b: 900. (nomen nudum: no description)
  • Varicopsella elegans Hamilton, 1980 (unavailable, linked to Varicopsella elegans Viraktamath, 1981) in Hamilton, 1980b: 900.
  • Varicopsella elegans Viraktamath, 1981b: 306.

    Holotype; male; 79443983-55e6-496e-8cdd-c67e9c4117e4; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); India, West Bengal: East Himalayas, Darjeeling District, Kalimpong, 600-4500 ft., 24.iv-10.v.1915, F.H. Gravely

  • Varicopsella (Varicopsella) elegans Viraktamath, 1981 in Li, Dai & Li, 2014: 5.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • 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
  • Viraktamath, C.A. (1981b) Indian Macropsinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). II. Species described by W.L. Distant and descriptions of new species from the Indian subcontinent. Entomologica Scandinavica, 12, 295–310. https://doi.org/10.1163/187631281794709791
  • 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:

Latin: fine, elegant, handsome

Stats

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