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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.
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 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.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
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