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Brachycentrotus Metcalf & Bruner, 1926: _Brachycentrotus punctatus_. (Otu).
Brachycentrotus Metcalf & Bruner, 1926: _Brachycentrotus punctatus_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Brachycentrus Metcalf & Bruner, 1925b: 211.

    type species by original designation Brachycentrus punctatus Metcalf & Bruner, 1925

  • Brachycentrus Metcalf & Bruner, 1925 (homonym of Brachycentrus Curtis, 1834)
  • Brachycentrutus [sic] Metcalf & Bruner, 1926 in Funkhouser, 1927f: 351.
  • Brachycentrutus [sic] Metcalf & Bruner, 1926 (misspelling of Brachycentrotus Metcalf & Bruner, 1926) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 351.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1927f) General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fascicle I. Membracidae. G. Horváth & H.M. Parshley (Eds.). Smith College, Northampton, Mass., U.S.A., XIV + 581 pp.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Bruner, S.C. (1925b) Membracidae of Cuba. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 20, 203–214.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Bruner, S.C. (1926a) A correction. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 21, 28.

Type

type species by original designation of Brachycentrotus Metcalf & Bruner, 1926

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: βραχύς (short) + Centrotus

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1023
Species5027