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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
genus

Platycotis Stål, 1869

Platycotis Stål, 1869: _Platycotis vittata_. (Otu).
Platycotis Stål, 1869: _Platycotis vittata_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Platycotis Stål, 1869a: 36.

    type species by original monotypy Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803

Type

Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803 type species by original monotypy of Platycotis Stål, 1869

Image matrix

No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: πλατύς (flat, broad, wide) + κοτίς (top of the head)

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Stål, C. (1869a) Hemiptera Fabriciana. Fabricianska Hemipterarter, efter de i Köpenhamn och Kiel förvarade typexemplaren granskade och beskrifne. 2. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 8(1), 1–130.

Stats

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
genus1001
subgenus2079
species1105869