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Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Head on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Other on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Other on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).
Other on Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895a: 70. (valid in Metcalf, 1962g: 32)
  • Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895 (subjective synonym of Cercopis obtusa Say, 1825) in Ball, 1896a: 188.
  • Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895 (subjective synonym of Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851) in Ball, 1927a: 109.
  • Clastoptera obtusa var. a Ball, 1896 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera osborni Gillette & Baker, 1895) in Metcalf, 1962g: 32.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Gillette, C.P. & Baker, C.F. (1895a) A preliminary list of the Hemiptera of Colorado. Bulletin of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, 31, 1–137.
  • Ball, E.D. (1896a) A study of the genus Clastoptera. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 3, 182–194.
  • Ball, E.D. (1927a) The genus Clastoptera (Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 59, 103–112.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1962g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VII. Cercopoidea. Part 4. Clastopteridae. USA: Waverly press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, VI + 59 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Herbert Osborn (1856–1954), an entomologist who specialized in Cicadellidae, Ohio State University (USA, Ohio, Columbus)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023