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Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Habitus, male, dorsal view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Habitus, female, lateral view. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Habitus, male, lateral view. (Observation).
Head on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Head, male. (Observation).
Nymph on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: nymph. (Observation).
Nymph on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Nymph. (Observation).
Nymph on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Nymph, early instar. (Observation).
Nymph on Discolopeus colopeus (Stiller, 2019) now Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019: Nymph. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019a: 212. (nomen nudum: no type deposition statement after 1999)
  • Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019b: 189.

    Holotype; male; CCDL18469; deposited at: South African National Collection of Insects (SANC); Northern Cape Province. CCDL18469, Biesiesfontein farm south Springbok, -29.75, 17.9333, 2002/09/29, M. Stiller, sweeping Antizoma miersiana Menispermiaceae.

  • Discolopeus colopeus Stiller, 2019 (unavailable, linked to Discolopeus colopeus 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:

Greek: kolos (docked, curtailed, shortened, stunted) + (penis) (referring to the shortened aedeagus)

Stats

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