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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951)

Habitus, dorsal view on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Head on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Other on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Other on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Other on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).
Other on Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951): (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Melormenis basalis Caldwell, 1951 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1951a: 240.

    Holotype; male; 37ca936d-b7c8-4889-8d37-94cfbf2e0127; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Barranquitas, Barrio Helechal, Km. 8.4; on the Aibonito Road, altitude 1900 ft., Sept. 11, 1947, from Solanum, Rubus, Ipomoea and Casearia, Caldwell and Martorell

  • Capistra basalis (Caldwell, 1951) in Fennah, 1965a: 107.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Caldwell, J.S. & Martorell, L.F. (1951a) Review of the auchenorynchous Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part II. The Fulgoroidea except Kinnaridae. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 34(2), 133–269. [1950]
  • Fennah, R.G. (1965a) New species of Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from the West Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 117(4), 95–126.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: basal

Stats

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