species
Oliarus makaiki Hoch & Howarth, 1999
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Oliarus makaiki Hoch & Howarth, 1999: 460.
Holotype; male; ff1bc574-da8a-4fb4-8049-91c188bee5c0; deposited at: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BPBM); Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, Hualalai Volcano, Pu’u Wa’a Wa’a Ranch, Yellow Jacket Cave, 17.vii.1995, M. Asche, H. Hoch coll.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
name is composed of Hawaiian words maka (=eyes) and iki (= small), and refers to the reduced size of the compound eyes
Nomenclature references (1)
- Hoch, H. & Howarth, F.G. (1999) Multiple cave invasions by species of the planthopper genus Oliarus in Hawaii (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 127, 453–475. [in English]
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