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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Aphropsis Metcalf & Horton, 1934a: 409.

    type species by original designation Aphropsis gigantea Metcalf & Horton, 1934

  • Nikkofukia Matsumura, 1940a: 72.

    type species by original designation Nikkofukia galloisi Matsumura, 1940

  • Nikkofukia Matsumura, 1940 (subjective synonym of Aphropsis Metcalf & Horton, 1934) in Hayashi & Higashikawa, 1997: 17.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Hayashi, M. & Higashikawa, O. (1997) Homoptera-Auchenorrhyncha and Heteroptera (Insecta, Rhynchota) from Sugadaira, Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of Sugadaira Montane Research Center of the University of Tsukuba, 14, 15–56.
  • Matsumura, S. (1940a) New species and genera of Cercopidae in Japan, Korea and Formosa with a list of the known species. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 45(2), 35–82.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. & Horton, G. (1934a) The Cercopoidea (Homoptera) of China. Lingnan Science Journal, 13(3), 367–429.

Type

type species by original designation of Aphropsis Metcalf & Horton, 1934

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: ἀφρός (foam) + όψις (appearance, similar to)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1012
Species2035