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Species

Anchon rectangulatus (Kirby, 1891)

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (9)

  • Centrotus rectangulatus Kirby, 1891a: 166. (valid in Metcalf & Wade, 1965a: 444)

    Lectotype; male; 25c24d21-ce55-41d2-8277-5a20064dedaf; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sri Lanka, former Ceylon: Pundaloya

  • Anchon rectangulum [sic] Kirby, 1891 in Buckton, 1903a: 266.
  • Anchon buctoni [sic] Goding, 1939 (misspelling of Anchon bucktoni Goding, 1939) in Funkhouser, 1951a: 302.
  • Anchon bucktoni Goding, 1939 (unnecessary replacement for Centrotus rectangulatus Kirby, 1891) in McKamey, 1997a: 5.

Nomenclature references (8)

  • Kirby, W.F. (1891a) Catalogue of the described Hemiptera Heteroptera and Homoptera of Ceylon, based on the collection formed (chiefly at Pundaloya) by Mr. E. Ernest Green. The Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology, 24, 72–176.
  • Buckton, G.B. (1903a) A monograph of the Membracidae. L. Reeve & Co., Limited. London, pp. 181–296 + pls. XXXIX-LX.
  • Melichar, L. (1903b) Homopteren-Fauna von Ceylon. In Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. pp. i-iv, 1-248. Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. iv + 248 pp. + 6 pls.
  • Goding, F.W. (1939a) The Old World Membracidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 47, 315–349.
  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1951a) Homoptera. Fam. Membracidae. In P. Wytsman (Ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles, Desmet-Verteneuil. Vol. 208, pp. 1–383. + pls. XIV. [1950-1952]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Wade, V. (1965a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. A supplement to Fascicle I - Membracidae of the general catalogue of the Hemiptera. Membracoidea in two sections. Section I. Part 1 - Membracidae: Centrotinae, Platybelinae, Hoplophorioninae, Darninae. USA: Waverly Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 743 p.
  • Broomfield, P.S. (1971a) A catalogue of the Membracid types (Homoptera: Membracidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). In Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology. British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. Vol. 25, Issue 8, 325–386 pp.
  • McKamey, S.H. (1997a) Nomenclatural changes in the Membracidae and Aetalionidae (Hemiptera: Membracoidea): species-group names and Sphongophorus Fairmaire, revised status. Steenstrupia, 22, 1–11. [1996]
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: rectangular

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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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Species1045