species
Clastoptera doeringae Hamilton, 1978
mountain-juniper spittlebug
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (4)
- Clastoptera arborina Doering, 1929 non Ball, 1927 in Doering, 1929a: 94.
- Clastoptera arborina Doering, 1929 non Ball, 1927 (misapplication, linked to Clastoptera obtusa var. arborina Ball, 1927)
- Clastoptera doeringae Hamilton, 1978a: 335.
Holotype; female; No. 14074; deposited at: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC); Canada: 5 mi N. Quilchena, British Columbia, 9 Aug. 1976, K.G.A. Hamilton, on Juniperus scopulorum
- Clastoptera arborina Doering, 1929 non Ball, 1927 (unavailable, linked to Clastoptera doeringae Hamilton, 1978) in Hamilton, 1978a: 335.
Nomenclature references (3)
- Ball, E.D. (1927a) The genus Clastoptera (Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 59, 103–112.
- Doering, K.C. (1929a) The genus Clastoptera in America north of Mexico. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 18, 5–153.
- Hamilton, K.G.A. (1978a) On the identity of Clastoptera arborina and a new related species (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 110, 335–336.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
in honor of Kathleen Clare Doering (1900–1970), an American entomologist
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |