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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Capistra magna (Caldwell, 1951)

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

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Melormenis magna Caldwell, 1951 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1951a: 242.

    Holotype; male; 2a2733ca-65ae-450c-b9b4-c2d790fd2841; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: Toro Negro Mts., La Maravilla, at altitude above 3000 ft., Nov. 14, 1948, Caldwell and Martorell

  • Capistra magna (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: large, big

Stats

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