Species

Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021

Habitus, dorsal view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: male. (Observation).

Habitus, dorsal view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: female. (Observation).

Habitus, lateral view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: male. (Observation).

Head on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: face. (Observation).

Pygofer, lateral view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: (Observation).

Pygofer, dorsal view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: (Observation).

Subgenital plate, ventral view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: (Observation).

Stylus on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: (Observation).

Aedeagus, lateral view on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: (Observation).

Ovipositor on Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: female sternite VII. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

Faltala viscacha Zahniser, 2021: 63.
Holotype; male; 7f6611b9-cee7-408c-bd7f-a69cfaaaba10; deposited at: Museo de La Plata (MLP); Argentina, Entre Ríos Prov., P.N. El Palmar, jct. Pref. Naval, 31.87321°S 58.21846°W, 33m., 14-II-2014, J.N. Zahniser, vacuum

Nomenclature references (1)

Zahniser, J.N. (2021) Revision of the New World leafhopper tribe Faltalini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) and the evolution of brachyptery. Zootaxa, 4954(1), 1–160. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4954.1.1

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

name refers to the plains viscacha, Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest), which co-inhabits grassland areas of southern South America with the newly described leafhopper species

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Species	1	0	0	1