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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Gypona megalops Spångberg, 1883a: 107.

    Holotype; female; e0a7079b-20af-436b-8e76-a8cd555a9700; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NHMW); Brazil

  • Curtara megalops (Spångberg, 1883) in DeLong, 1979f: 162.
  • Prairiana megalops (Spångberg, 1883) in Gonçalves, Mejdalani, Dietrich & Takiya, 2026: S3.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Spångberg, J. (1883a) Species novas generis Gyponae quae in Museo Zoologico Caesar. Vindobonensi asservantur descripsit. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 4, 101–109.
  • DeLong, D.M. (1979f) Species of Gyponinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) described by Stål and Spangberg. Brenesia, 16, 159–168.
  • Gonçalves, C.C., Mejdalani, G.L.F., Dietrich, C.H. & Takiya, D.M. (2026) Phylogeny‐based generic delimitations of the diverse leafhopper tribe Gyponini, including the establishment of a new tribe of Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology, 51(3), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.70062
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek (μεγά + ὤψ): large + face, appearance

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