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genus

Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927

Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927: _Hemikyptha punctata_. (Otu).
Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927: _Hemikyptha punctata_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927a: 16.

    type species by original designation Membracis punctata Fabricius, 1775

  • Hemikypta [sic] Metcalf, 1927 in da Costa Lima, 1942a: 51.
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  • Hemikyphta [sic] Metcalf, 1927 in Müller, 1949a: 356.
  • Hemikyphta [sic] Metcalf, 1927 (misspelling of Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927) in Müller, 1949a: 356.

Type

Membracis punctata Fabricius, 1775 type species by original designation of Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

partial anagram of Hemiptycha

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1927a) Homopterological cleanings No. 2. The types of certain genera of Membracidae. Entomological News, 38, 14–17.
  • Müller, H.J. (1949a) Zur Systematik und Phylogenie der Zikaden-Endosymbiosen. Biologisches Zentralblatt, 68, 343–368.
  • da Costa Lima, Â.M. (1942a) Insetos do Brasil. 3. Tomo. Homópteros. Escola Nacional de Agronomia, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 3, 327 pp.

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Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus312
species35728