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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956

Habitus, lateral view on Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956: (Observation).
Other on Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956: (Observation).
Other on Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Borysthenes acuminatus Fennah, 1956a: 459.

    Holotype; male; Type N 7011; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); China, W. Hupeh: Suisapa, 1000 m, Lichuan District, 23.VIII.1948, Gressit & Djou Collrs.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1956a) Fulgoroidea from Southern China. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. (4th Series), 28(13), 441–527.
  • Lyu, T.-L. & Webb, M.D. (2023) A new facultatively cavernicolous planthopper species from Hainan Island, China (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae). Zootaxa, 5231(3), 273–288. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5231.3.3
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: sharp, pointed, tapering

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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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