species

Platycotis (Platycotis) vittata (Fabricius, 1803)

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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (61)

Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803a: 20.
Syntype; d269eca3-7101-4e73-b535-89e339d7f8f2; deposited at: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN); Carolina
Cercopis vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in Coquebert de Montbret, 1804: 93.
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Membracis belligera Say, 1824a: 302.
Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831b: 300.
Holotype; adult; d457a46c-b6bb-4f27-a855-893483440aca; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); U.S.A.: Maryland
Hoplophora quadrilineata Germar, 1835a: 241.
Hoplophora vitrata Burmeister, 1835a: 134.
Syntype; d269eca3-7101-4e73-b535-89e339d7f8f2; deposited at: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN); Carolina
Oxyrhachis quadrilineata (Germar, 1835) in Blanchard, 1840a: 181.
Oxyrachis [sic] quadrivittata (Say, 1831) in Blanchard, 1840a: 181.
Hoplophora lineata Fairmaire, 1846a: 270.
Hoplophora vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in Fairmaire, 1846a: 271.
Aconophora guttifera Walker, 1851a: 539.
Holotype; male; 2854e3dd-7e5b-4923-8866-7f737c4f0fff; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); U.S.A.: E. Doubleday, St. John's Bluff, E. Florida
Aconophora porrecta Walker, 1851a: 538.
Holotype; female; c5ff2e20-4870-4ca6-a6d0-6d4fcfe8047b; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); U.S.A.: North Carolina
Aconophora viridescens Walker, 1851a: 538.
Holotype; female; 742d544e-599e-4264-b91d-9d7507fba20a; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK);
Anconophora [sic] rubrivittata Walker, 1851a: 537. (nomen nudum: no description)
Hoplophora humilis Walker, 1851a: 514.
Holotype; male; b854953f-2f07-4c86-a312-44d2e817fb25; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Gallia, 1933
Thelia belligera (Say, 1824) in Fitch, 1856a: 334.
Aconophora guttifera Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Aconophora viridescens Walker, 1851) in Stål, 1862b: 491.
Platycotis (Platycotis) quadrilineata (Germar, 1835) in Stål, 1869a: 37.
Platycotis vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in Stål, 1869a: 36.
Platycotis (Platycotis) vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in Stål, 1869a: 37.
Platycotis quadrilineata (Germar, 1835) in Stål, 1869a: 37.
Thelia quadrivittata (Say, 1831) in Rathvon, 1869a: 551.
Platycotis belligera (Say, 1824) in Stål, 1870: 249.
Hoplophora quadrivittata (Say, 1831) in Glover, 1877: 23.
Anconophora [sic] rubrivittata Walker, 1851 (unavailable, linked to Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Butler, 1878a: 351.
Platycotis 4-vittata [sic] Say, 1831 in Provancher, 1889a: 250.
Platycotis nigromaculata Provancher, 1889a: 251.
Platycotis 4-vittata [sic] Say, 1831 (misspelling of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Provancher, 1889a: 250.
Platycotis quadrivittata (Say, 1831) in Van Duzee, 1890c: 389.
Platycotis (Platycotis) nigrolineata [sic] Provancher, 1889 in Goding, 1893a: 455.
Platycotis 4-maculata [sic] Germar, 1835 in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Platycotis r-maculata [sic] Provancher, 1889 in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Aconophora guttifera Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Aconophora porrecta Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Hoplophora humilis Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Goding, 1893a: 455.
Hoplophora lineata Fairmaire, 1846 (subjective synonym of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Membracis belligera Say, 1824 (subjective synonym of Membracis sagittata Germar, 1821) in Goding, 1893a: 453.
Platycotis (Platycotis) nigrolineata [sic] Provancher, 1889 (misspelling of Platycotis nigromaculata Provancher, 1889) in Goding, 1893a: 455.
Platycotis 4-maculata [sic] Germar, 1835 (misspelling of Hoplophora quadrilineata Germar, 1835) in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Platycotis r-maculata [sic] Provancher, 1889 (misspelling of Platycotis nigromaculata Provancher, 1889) in Goding, 1893a: 454.
Platycotis lineata (Fairmaire, 1846) in Buckton, 1902a: 101.
Aconophora guttifera Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis sagittata Germar, 1821) in Van Duzee, 1908a: 124.
Aconophora viridescens Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis sagittata Germar, 1821) in Van Duzee, 1908a: 124.
Platycotis nigromaculata Provancher, 1889 (subjective synonym of Membracis sagittata Germar, 1821) in Van Duzee, 1908a: 124.
Platycotis sagittata nigromaculata Provancher, 1889 in Gibson, 1913a: 113.
Hoplophora vitrata Burmeister, 1835 (unnecessary replacement for Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1916a: 62.
Aconophora guttifera Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1916a: 62.
Aconophora viridescens Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1916a: 62.
Membracis belligera Say, 1824 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1916a: 62.
Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1917b: 558.
Platycotis nigromaculata Provancher, 1889 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Van Duzee, 1917b: 558.
Platycotis vittata quadrivittata (Say, 1831) in Van Duzee, 1917b: 559.
Hoplophora vitata [sic] (Fabricius, 1803) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 92.
Aconophora viridescens Walker, 1851 (subjective synonym of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 92.
Hoplophora quadrilineata Germar, 1835 (subjective synonym of Membracis quadrivittata Say, 1831) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 92.
Hoplophora vitata [sic] (Fabricius, 1803) (misspelling of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 92.
Hoplophora quadrilineata Germar, 1835 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in Funkhouser, 1951a: 66.
Platycotis vittata lineata (Fairmaire, 1846) in Cook, 1955a: 152.
Platycotis vittata vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in Cook, 1955a: 152.

Hoplophora lineata Fairmaire, 1846 (subjective synonym of Centrotus vittatus Fabricius, 1803) in McKamey & Deitz, 1996a: 321.
Platycotis (Platycotis) vittata (Fabricius, 1803) in McKamey, 1998a: 185.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: banded

Nomenclature references (32)

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Cook, J. (1955a) Notes on nomenclature and variation in Platycotis (Homoptera: Membracidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 31, 151–154.

Coquebert de Montbret, J.A. (1804) Illustratio iconographica insectorum: quae in Musaeis parisinis observavit et in lucem edidit Joh. Christ. Fabricius, praemissis ejusdem descriptionibus; accedunt species plurimae, vel minus aut nondum cognitae. Typis Petri Didot natu majoris, Pariis, Vol. 3, 89–142 pp. [in Latin] Available at https://archive.org/details/bp_4906402

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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
species	1	0	34	35