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Amastris compacta (Walker, 1858)

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Thelia compacta Walker, 1858b: 140. (valid in Metcalf & Wade, 1965b: 873)

    Holotype; female; a145caf0-a6be-43d7-b727-3768fbd14c3f; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Brazil, Pará: Santarem

  • Amastris compacta (Walker, 1858) in Stål, 1862: 29.
  • Thelia compacta Walker, 1858 (subjective synonym of Thelia citrina Fairmaire, 1846) in Goding, 1929e: 265.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • 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.
  • Broomfield, P.S. (1976a) A revision of the genus Amastris (Homoptera: Membracidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 33(4), 349–460.
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  • Goding, F.W. (1929e) The Membracidae of South America and the Antilles. IV. Subfamilies Hoplophorioninae, Darninae, Smiliinae, Tragopinae (Homoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 55, 197–330.
  • 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.
  • Stål, C. (1862) Bidrag till Rio Janeiro-traktens Hemipter-Fauna II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 3(6), 1–75. [in Latin; 12.01.1858]
  • 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.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: firm, well-set, compact

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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