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Head on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Head, pro-, and mesothorax. (Observation).
Head on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Head, pro-, and mesothorax. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer appendages on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Pygofer dorsal appendage. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910): Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Zygina nuchalis Jacobi, 1910b: 133.

    Lectotype; male; f6027b50-0b3a-4880-9c1f-5d0f7cd2f9be; deposited at: Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (NRS); Tanzania: Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto Kulturzone, August 1910, Sjostedt

  • Erythroneura nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910) in China, 1930a: 268.
  • Epignoma nuchalis (Jacobi, 1910) in Dworakowska, 1972i: 33.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Jacobi, A.F.V. (1910b) 12 Hemiptera. 7 Homoptera. In Y. Sjöstedt (Ed.). Wissenschaftliche ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den Umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906. Akademie der wissenschaften. Vol. 2, pp. 97–136 + I-III pls.
  • China, W.E. (1930a) A new species of Erythroneura (Homoptera: Jassoidea) injurious to cassava in East Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 21, 267–268.
  • Dworakowska, I. (1972i) On some Oriental and Ethiopian genera of Empoascinii (Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae). [Некоторые ориентальные и эфиопские роды трибы Empoascinii (Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae)]. Bulletin de l'Academie Polonaise des Sciences, Serie des Sciences Biologiques, 20(1), 25–34.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Medieval Latin (nuchalis, from nucha + -alis, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ): spinal cord

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