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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959

Pygofer, dorsal view on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Apodemes I and II. (Observation).
Pygofer, dorsal view on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Apodemes I and II. (Observation).
Pygofer ventral appendages, ventral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Pygofer process, ventral view. (Observation).
Pygofer ventral appendages, ventral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Pygofer process, ventral view. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Sternal apodemes. (Observation).
Abdomen, tergite II apodemes on Empoasca (Empoasca) gibsoni Ross, 1959: Abdomen, tergite II apodemes. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Empoasca gibsoni Ross, 1959a: 314.

    Holotype; male; INHS Insect Collection 468262; deposited at: Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS); Cotaxtla, Veracruz, Mexico, September 10, 1957, from Canavalia (Mocuna), W.W. Gibson

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Ross, H.H. (1959a) A survey of the Empoasca fabae complex (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 52(3), 304–316.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

in honor of Dr. William W. Gibson (1928-2022; Biology/Entomology Department, Stephen F. Austin State University ), the collector of the type specimen

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001