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- Notopsalta
- Notopsalta melanesiana (Myers, 1926)
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.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
from Melanesia Islands (Oceania), from Greek: μέλας (dark) + νῆσος (island) + -ana (related to)
Nomenclature references (3)
- Holloway, J.D. (1979a) A survey of the Lepidoptera, biogeography and ecology of New Caledonia. Ser. Ent. 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 p.
- 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.
Stats
| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total | Valid | Invalid |
| species | 3 | 1 | 2 |