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Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833

Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833: _Oxyrhachis pandata_. (Otu).
Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833: _Oxyrhachis pandata_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (64)

  • Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833a: 177.

    type species by original monotypy Membracis taranda Fabricius, 1798

  • Oxyrrhachis [sic] Germar, 1833 in Burmeister, 1835a: 127.
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  • Oxychachys [sic] Germar, 1833
  • Oxychachys [sic] Germar, 1833 (misspelling of Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833)

Nomenclature references (35)

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  • Buckton, G.B. (1905a) Observations on some undescribed or little-known species of Hemiptera-Homoptera of the family Membracidae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 2nd Series, Zoology, 9, 329–338.
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  • Capener, A.L. (1952b) Notes on the classification of certain African Membracidae with the addition of three new genera and four new species (Hemipt.-Homopt.). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 15(2), 101–121.
  • Capener, A.L. (1962a) The taxonomy of the African Membracidae. Part 1. The Oxyrhachinae. Entomology Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of South Africa, 6, 1–164.
  • Distant, W.L. (1908g) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 pp.]
  • Distant, W.L. (1908h) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Homoptera. In Insecta Transvaaliensia. A contribution to a knowledge of the entomology of South Africa. F. Edwards. London. Vol. 9, pp. 205–228 + pls. XX-XXI.
  • Distant, W.L. (1914m) Homoptera (Membracidae and Jassidae) collected in the Lagos District by W. A. Lamborn. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1913, 515–520.
  • Distant, W.L. (1916d) Rhynchotal notes. -- LX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 18, 19–44.
  • Evans, J.W. (1948b) Some observations on the classification of the Membracidae and on the ancestry, phylogeny and distribution of the Jassoidea. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 99, 497–515.
  • Fairmaire, L.M.H. (1846a) Revue de la tribu des Membracides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (2 série), 4(2-3), 235–320. [Publication dates: 2(p. 113-264): October 28, 1846; 3 (p. 265-388): December 23, 1846]
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  • Germar, E.F. (1833a) Conspectus generum Cicadariarum. Revue Entomologique, publiée par Gustave Silbermann, 1, 174–184.
  • Gimmerthal, B.A. (1846a) Zur Fauna der Ostseeprovinzen. Die Cicaden oder Zirpen. Correspondenzblatt des Naturforschenden Vereins zu Riga, 1, 26–27.
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  • Naidu, M.B. (1945a) A special technique for the identification of the Membracidae species by the intracellular micro-organisms of their tumours. Current Science, 14, 210–211.
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Type

type species by original monotypy of Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: οξύς (sharp) + ῥάχις (spine, ridge)

Image matrix

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus103031
species1180124242