Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (35)

  • Pterygia brachycera Fairmaire, 1846a: 265.
  • Pterygia exaltata Walker, 1851a: 502.

    Holotype; male; 7b7c7107-c874-4248-866f-566530000ef1; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Brasil

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  • Pterygia rubicunda Buckton, 1901 (subjective synonym of Pterygia brachycera Fairmaire, 1846) in Sakakibara, 1977a: 31.
  • Pterygia subsimilis Walker, 1858 (subjective synonym of Pterygia brachycera Fairmaire, 1846) in Sakakibara, 1977a: 31.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: βραχύς (short) + κέρας (horn)

Nomenclature references (12)

  • 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.
  • Buckton, G.B. (1901a) A monograph of the Membracidae. L. Reeve & Co., Limited. London, pp. i-x, 1–92, pls. 1–28, A-B.
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  • 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]
  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1927f) General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fascicle I. Membracidae. G. Horváth & H.M. Parshley (Eds.). Smith College, Northampton, Mass., U.S.A., XIV + 581 pp.
  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1951a) Homoptera. Fam. Membracidae. In P. Wytsman (Ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles, Desmet-Verteneuil. Vol. 208, pp. 1–383. + pls. XIV. [1950-1952]
  • Goding, F.W. (1928e) Membracidae of South America and Antilles, III. Subfamily Membracinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 36, 201–234.
  • Lesson, R.P. (1832a) Insectes Hémiptères. Section des Homoptères. Famile des Cicadaires (les muettes). Tribu des Cicadelles, Cicadellae. In Illustrations de zoologie, ou recueil de figures d’animaux peintes d’après nature. Ouvrage orné de planches dessinées et gravées par les meilleurs artistes, et servant de complément aux traités généraux ou spéciaux publiés sur l’histoire naturelle et a les tenir au courant des nouvelles découvertes et des progrès de la science. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. pp. 60 pls. [1832-1835]
  • Sakakibara, A.M. (1977a) Algumas observacões sobre Notocera brachycera (Fairmaire) e descricão de uma nova espécie. (Homoptera-Membracidae). Dusenia: Publicatio Periodica de Scientia Naturali, 10(1), 31–36.
  • Stål, C. (1862e) Bidrag till Rio Janeiro-traktens Hemipter-fauna. II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 3(6), 1–75.
  • Stål, C. (1870) Bidrag till membracidernas kännedom. In Öfversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. Tjugondesjette årgången 1869. Stockholm, Norstedt & Soner. pp. 231–300.
  • Walker, F. (1851a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 2, 261–636 pp. + 3–4 pls.
  • Walker, F. (1858b) Supplement. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Order of Trustees, Suppl. 307 pp.

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