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Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, male, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, male, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, lateral view. (Observation).
Nymph on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: nymph. (Observation).
Forewing on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Forewing. (Observation).
Hind wing on Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019: Hind wing. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019a: 229. (nomen nudum: no type deposition statement after 1999)
  • Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019b: 189.

    Holotype; male; CCDL26241; deposited at: South African National Collection of Insects (SANC); Eastern Cape Province. CCDL26241, Bergkwagga Park, -32.25, 25.45, 1984/01/19, J.G. Theron, sweeping

  • Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019 (unavailable, linked to Discolopeus viraktamathi Stiller, 2019) in Stiller, 2019b: 189.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Stiller, M. (2019a) A new leafhopper genus Discolopeus and nine new species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) associated with shrubs, trees and poisonous plants in South Africa. Zootaxa, 4559(2), 201–244. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.1
  • Stiller, M. (2019b) Validation of Discolopeus Stiller, 2019 and corrections to figures. Zootaxa, 4585(1), 189–191. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.11
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Chandrashekara A. Viraktamath (born 1949), an entomologist specializing in Auchenorrhyncha, University of Agricultural Sciences (India, Bangalore)

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012