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species

Auscala spinosa (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (6)

  • Melampsalta spinosa Goding & Froggatt, 1904a: 635. (valid in Duffels & Laan, 1985a: 292)

    Lectotype; female; d130df51-c019-42b1-9997-cf13c0c99a15; deposited at: Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC); New Holland, the historical name for Australia

  • Kobonga clara Distant, 1916f: 155.
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  • Kobonga clara Distant, 1916 (subjective synonym of Melampsalta spinosa Goding & Froggatt, 1904) in Moulds, 1990a: 144.
  • Auscala spinosa (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) in Moulds, 2012a: 57.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: thorny, prickly

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Burns, A.N. (1957a) Check list of Australian Cicadidae. Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey, 8(2), 609–678.
  • Distant, W.L. (1916f) Description of a new species belonging to the family Cicadidae. Entomologist, 49, 155–156.
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  • Duffels, J.P. & van der Laan, R.A. (1985a) Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Homoptera, Auchenorhyncha) 1956-1980. In K.A. Spencer (Ed.). Dr. W. Junk Publishers. Series Entomologica. Dr W. Junk Publishers, Netherlands. Vol. 34, xiv + 414 pp.
  • Goding, F.W. & Froggatt, W.W. (1904a) Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 29, 561–668.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 2. Tibicinidae. Baltimore, Md., Waverly press, vi + 492 pp.
  • Moulds, M.S. (1990a) Australian cicadas. New South Wales University Press, Kensington, NSW, 217 pp. + 24 pls.
  • Moulds, M.S. (2012a) A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea). Zootaxa, 3287, 1–262.

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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
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