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Habitus, dorsal view on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Head on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).
Head on Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (5)

  • Naso robertsonii Fitch, 1856a: 396.

    Syntype; female; No. 586; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); U.S.A., Illinois Arkansas W.S. Robertson

  • Naso robertsoni [sic] (Fitch, 1856) in Van Duzee, 1890c: 388.
  • Fitchiella robertsoni [sic] (Fitch, 1856) in Van Duzee, 1917b: 741.
  • Fitchiella robertsonii (Fitch, 1856) in Metcalf, 1958a: 46.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Bess, J.A. (2026) On the ecology, distribution, and conservation status of Fitchiella robertsonii (Hemiptera: Caliscelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 119(4), 244–252. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saag022
  • Fitch, A. (1856a) Third report on the noxious and other insects of the State of New York. Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society, 16, 315–490.
  • Hendrix, S.V., Bartlett, C.R. & de Freitas, A.S. (2025) Revised generic placement of Bruchomorpha rugosa Metcalf (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae) with an assessment of Fitchiella Van Duzee, a genus of conservation interest. Zootaxa, 5618(1), 79–96. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.1.5
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1958a) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle IV: Fulgoroidea. Part 15. Issidae. Baltimore, Md.: Waverly Press, vii + 561 pp.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1890c) Synonymy of the Homoptera described by Say, Harris and Fitch. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 5, 387–391.
  • Van Duzee, E.P. (1917b) Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae and Aleurodidae. Technical Bulletin. University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station. Entomology. Berkeley, 2, 1–902.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after W.S. (William Schenck) Robertson (1820-1881), an entomological collector in the United States

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034