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species

Notopsalta melanesiana (Myers, 1926)

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Melampsalta melanesiana Myers, 1926c: 64.
  • Cicadetta melanesiana (Myers, 1926) in Metcalf, 1963g: 330.
  • Notopsalta melanesiana (Myers, 1926) in Holloway, 1979a: 234.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Holloway, J.D. (1979a) A survey of the Lepidoptera, biogeography and ecology of New Caledonia. Series Entomologica, 15, i-xii + 1–588.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963g) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 2. Tibicinidae. Baltimore, Md., Waverly press, vi + 492 pp.
  • Myers, J.G. (1926c) New or little-known Australasian cicadas of the genus Melampsalta, with notes on songs by Iris Myers. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 33, 61–76.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

from Melanesia Islands (Oceania), from Greek: μέλας (dark) + νῆσος (island) + -ana (related to)

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