Live specimen: Bruchomorpha oculata, male. Shenandoah Co, Virginia, USA; July 5, 2021, sweeping grasses; det. CR Bartlett. (Observation).
Live specimen: Bruchomorpha oculata, male. Shenandoah Co, Virginia, USA; July 5, 2021, sweeping grasses; det. CR Bartlett. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (9)

  • Bruchomorpha Newman, 1838: 399.

    type species by original monotypy Bruchomorpha oculata Newman, 1838

  • Bruchymorpha [sic] Newman, 1838 in Rathvon, 1869a: 550.
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  • Bruchomorpho [sic] Newman, 1838 in Dozier, 1928a: 87.
  • Bruchomorpho [sic] Newman, 1838 (misspelling of Bruchomorpha Newman, 1838) in Dozier, 1928a: 87.

Type

Bruchomorpha oculata Newman, 1838 type species by original monotypy of Bruchomorpha Newman, 1838

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: βροῦχος (locust or its wingless larva) + μορφή (form, shape); probably referring to similarity with Bruchus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Dozier, H.L. (1928a) The Fulgoridae or planthoppers of Mississippi including those of possible occurrence. A taxonomic, bibliographical, ecological, and economic study. Technical Bulletin. Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station. Jackson., 14, 1–152.
  • Fenton, F.A. (1918b) The parasites of leaf-hoppers. With special reference to Anteoninae. Part II. The Ohio Journal of Science, 18, 243–278.
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  • Newman, E. (1838) Entomological notes. The Entomological Magazine, 5, 372–402.
  • Provancher, L. (1889a) Deuxième sous-ordre les Homoptères. In Petite Faune Entomologique du Canada, précédée d'un Traité elémentaire d'Entomologie. Vol. 3, pp. 207–292.
  • Rathvon, S.S. (1869a) Homoptera. In An Authentic History of Lancaster County, in the State of Pennsylvania. pp. 550–551.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1912b) Synonymy of the Provancher collection of Hemiptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 44, 317–329.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus514
species33267
subspecies21912