species

Membracis fabricii Metcalf & Wade, 1965

Membracis carinata Fabricius, 1803a: 8.
Syntypes; c0e0700e-7efc-46f5-bbe6-efb7f01fb4df; deposited at: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (ZMUC); South America: in America meridionali, Schmidt
Membracis carinata Fabricius, 1803 (primary homonym of Membracis carinata Weber, 1801)

Membracis fabricii Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 1229.
Syntypes; c0e0700e-7efc-46f5-bbe6-efb7f01fb4df; deposited at: Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (ZMUC); South America: in America meridionali, Schmidt
Membracis carinata Fabricius, 1803 (replaced by Membracis fabricii Metcalf & Wade, 1965) in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 1229.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Johann Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), an entomologist, student of C. Linnaeus

Fabricius, J.C. (1803a) Rhyngota. In Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C. Reichard. Brunsvigae. pp. 1–101, 315. [316 + 21 (index) pp.] https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11644
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.

Weber, F. (1801a) Rhyngota. In Observations entomologicae, continentes novorum quae condidit generum characteres, et nuper detectarum specierum descriptiones. Impensis Bibliopolii Academici Novi, Kiliae. pp. 112–115. [xii + 116 + 1 (Errata) pp.] Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8894862
Zimsen, E. (1964) Hemiptera. In The type materials of I.C. Fabricius. Munksgaard, Copenhagen. pp. 281–354. [656 pp.]

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