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Species

Oxyrhachis uncata Melichar, 1903

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Centrotus nectaris Buckton, 1903a: 246.

    Lectotype; female; 92fac80a-04ed-4e81-aff5-35d0f4d31ab0; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);

  • Ceresa nectaris (Buckton, 1903) in Buckton, 1903a: 262.
  • Oxyrachis uncata Melichar, 1903 in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 1425.
  • Oxyrchachis [sic] uncatus Melichar, 1903 in Ananthasubramanian, 1996a: 326.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • 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.
  • 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.]
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Wade, V. (1965b) General catalogue of the Homoptera. A supplement to Fascicle I - Membracidae of the general catalogue of the Hemiptera. Membracoidea in two sections. Section II. Part 1 - Membracidae (continued): Smiliinae, Tragopinae, Membracinae. Part 2 - Aetalionidae. Part 3 - Biturritiidae. Part 4 - Nicomiidae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 744–1552 pp.
  • 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.
  • Ananthasubramanian, K.S. (1996a) Fauna of India. Homoptera Membracidae. Asian Printers, Calcutta, xviii + 534 pp. + IX pls.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: having hooks

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1045