Species

Atracodes tortrix (Guérin-Méneville, 1856)

Descendants and synonyms

Flata (Phalaenomorpha) tortrix Guérin-Méneville, 1856a: 181.
Lectotype; male; 5b359c94-b0bd-4d6d-80d3-6ae8d62f1048; deposited at: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN); Cuba, Coll. Guérin-Méneville, 1897, Voy Sagra

Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1856a) "Segunda, Seccion. Homopteros." In Crustaceos, Aragnides, e Insectos. In Ramon de la Sagra D. 1856 - Historia fisica politica y natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte Historia Natural. Vol. 7, pp. 178–182 + pl 13. [868 pp.]
Levia, N.N. & Bartlett, C.R. (2025) A review of the genera Atracodes Melichar and Pseudoflatoides Metcalf (Hemiptera: Flatidae: Flatoidinae) from the Caribbean region. Zootaxa, 5590(2), 231–255.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Tortrix, from Latin: tortus (twisted)