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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021

Habitus, dorsal view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Habitus ventral view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Habitus ventral view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Nymph on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).
Ovipositor on Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Aphrophora moscoviciae Thompson, 2021: 109.

    Holotype; male; 2028ea33-e976-4925-b513-2f6f819bc719; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH); USA: California, San Luis Obispo County, San Carpóforo Creek costal outwash plain west of Route 1, 6.VIII.2018, V. Thompson leg.; Swept from Carpobrotus edulis, 35°45'51"N, 121°19'18"W

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Thompson, V. (2021) A new spittlebug of the genus Aphrophora Germar, 1821 (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae) abundant on invasive iceplant, Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E. Brown (Aizoaceae), in coastal California. Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 97(3), 105–128.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Ruth Moscovitch, author's spouse and field companion of 50 years

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001