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Pygofer, lateral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) martorelli Metcalf, 1955: Genital capsule, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) martorelli Metcalf, 1955: Genital capsule, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, ventral view on Empoasca (Empoasca) martorelli Metcalf, 1955: Genital capsule, ventral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Empoasca incisa Caldwell, 1952 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1952a: 125.

    Holotype; male; 16f7c988-167d-4fec-9868-58b79703614b; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Ciales-Jayuya Road, Km. 30.6, Sept. 25, 1947, from bushes and low shrubs, Caldwell and Martorell

  • Empoasca incisa Caldwell, 1952 (primary homonym of Empoasca incisa Gillette, 1898)
  • Empoasca martorelli Metcalf, 1955a: 267.

    Holotype; male; 16f7c988-167d-4fec-9868-58b79703614b; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Ciales-Jayuya Road, Km. 30.6, Sept. 25, 1947, from bushes and low shrubs, Caldwell and Martorell

  • Empoasca incisa Caldwell, 1952 (replaced by Empoasca martorelli Metcalf, 1955) in Metcalf, 1955a: 267.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Caldwell, J.S. & Martorell, L.F. (1952a) Review of the Auchenorynchous Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part I. Cicadellidae. The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico, 34(1), 1–132, i-viii. [1950]
  • Gillette, C.P. (1898a) American leaf-hoppers of the subfamily Typhlocybinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 20(1138), 709–773.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1955a) New names in the Homoptera. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 45(8), 262–267.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of L.F. Martorell

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012